Lines Surname

31,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Lines Surname Definition:

Pl., and genit., of Line, q.v.

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Lines Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,8901:9,4601,388
United States3,8691:93,68310,519
Australia2,4261:11,1281,645
Philippines9581:105,67718,370
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Canada6941:53,0926,355
New Zealand6241:7,2571,236
South Africa2821:192,12020,823
Bolivia1851:57,3862,897
Wales1651:18,7552,014
Scotland1321:40,5593,794
Spain1301:359,63120,401
France1191:558,17475,634
Norway971:53,0137,617
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Peru701:454,05913,591
Bermuda681:960155
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Iran421:1,828,15567,506
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
India361:21,307,372304,812
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha31:1,951141
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1921:7,6361,174
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5221:32,9953,968

The alternate forms: Linés (9) are calculated separately.

Lines (3,782) may also be a first name.

Lines Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pl., and genit., of Line, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Luynes; a location name in Normandy.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

From Luynes; a location name in Normandy.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Lines was the name of an old family of Harpenden in the 17th century, and the name still occurs in that locality. Joseph Lines held land of the Dean of Westminster in Wheathampstead in the reign of Anne (Cus.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

A Scottish surname, mostly found in the south west. It means 'waterfall'. Many Lindes emmigrated to South Africa and Ireland.

- mikeydino

Lines Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lines Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lines (Hindi: लिनेश, Marathi: िलनेस, Russian: Линес) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Linés. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lines? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lines is the 31,305th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 427,172 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Lines reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in British Isles. Lines is also the 114,402nd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 3,782 people.

The last name Lines is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 5,890 people, or 1 in 9,460. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 12 percent are found, West Midlands, where 8 percent are found and Essex, where 5 percent are found. Barring England this surname occurs in 86 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Lines Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lines has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lines surname rose 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 254 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lines Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lines last name is chiefly Anglican (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lines last name are 23.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Lines earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.25% less than the national average, earning 334,840 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,509 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.79% more than the national average, earning R 360,708 per year; in United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $53,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linés939/
Laines917,738/
Leines911,603/
Lignes911,466/
Liones91304/
Loines91267/
Linets91157/
Liness91111/
Linges91109/
Lijnes9143/
Llines9141/
Lienes9136/
Linesh9132/
Lineas9121/
Lineus9114/
Luines9111/
Liunes916/
Lisnes916/
Linese914/
Linejs914/
Lhines913/
Hlines912/
Linies912/
Linees911/
Lineis911/
Line8913,281/
Lingesh83138/
Linesch8399/
Laineus8340/
Lineesh8325/
Laignes8313/
Lainese8310/
Leignes8310/
Llienes837/
Lliones834/
Lainesh833/
Liuneis833/
Lioness833/
Lienesh832/
Lgaines831/
Lineets831/
Llinets831/
Lainges831/
Loineus831/
Leinnes831/
Laitnes831/
Glienes830/
Leisnes830/
Laine8044,827/
Linge807,411/
Linje804,467/
Lynes804,083/
Liner803,727/
Lenes802,481/
Lunes802,048/
Linet801,898/
Lione801,598/
Leine801,282/
Liney80647/
Hline80486/
Linis80468/
Linhe80447/
Liene80342/
Linea80339/
Ligne80293/
Loine80144/
Linee80113/
Luine80111/
Linex80100/
Linie8049/
Linez8047/
Lisne8025/
Lineu8022/
Linei8011/
Lline809/
Linec807/
Linep807/
Lihne804/
Lineh804/
Lined802/
Linhs802/
Linée802/
Linej801/
Litne801/
Lainesse77543/
Lienesch77438/
Laisnese7741/
L'Gaines773/
Leinheis771/
Leinesch770/
Lainez7347,748/
Leynes738,422/
Laynes735,252/
Leiner734,829/
Lyness732,246/
Laisne732,179/
Lionge731,862/
Loynes731,329/
Lenets731,232/
Lainer731,151/
Lainey73960/
Llenes73889/
Lisner73594/
Ligner73593/
Lesnes73530/
Lionis73512/
Luinge73470/
Lisney73400/
Litner73400/
Letnes73362/
Linise73358/
Lynets73342/
Lingis73314/
Leanes73294/
Lainis73285/
Linais73264/
Lignie73253/
Linett73219/
Lenges73203/
Lainet73196/
Legnes73189/
Ligney73157/
Leneus73147/
Leenes73136/
Lyneis73136/
Lysnes73111/
Linois73107/
Linher7399/
Lehnes7391/
Ljønes7388/
Leneis7386/
Liehne7375/
Lainee7370/
Leunes7368/
Lingeš7359/
Leinez7352/
Lineer7347/
Linish7345/
Loisne7340/
Litney7335/
Lyones7334/
Lainne7329/
Lingey7325/
L'Aine7325/
Leness7323/
Loigne7323/
Lainge7322/
Lignee7322/
Laigne7320/
Lijnis7320/
Láinez7320/
Hlaine7319/
Lenese7319/
Lisnet7318/
Lainie7315/
Linhet7315/
Luinis7314/
Luinys7314/
Lained7314/
Lionez7314/
Lignet7313/
Loinet7313/
Lihtne7312/
Leinis7311/
Lignez7311/
Lignis7311/
Luneas7310/
Llunes7310/
Lainei7310/
Leihne7310/
Llinet739/
Linyos739/
Lenesh738/
Linuis738/
Litnäs737/
Lyunes737/
Luneus737/
Lisnäs737/
Limões736/
Leinne736/
Linhed736/
Lynees735/
Leigne735/
Lihner735/
Leisne734/
Laimne734/
Lainea734/
Linÿer734/
Lunhes734/
Loinis733/
Liunis733/
Lenest733/
Lisnis733/
Luynes733/
Littne733/
Lenies733/
Lainex732/
Loinez732/
Lienez732/
Leinge732/
Lainée732/
Lieneu732/
Linajs732/
Leinøe732/
Lioney732/
Lunnes732/
Líneas732/
Lhaine732/
Linece731/
Loined731/
Linjhe731/
Llinis731/
Lionei731/
Lainec731/
Lainej731/
Leinei731/
Leitne731/
Lenees731/
Laaine731/
Laínes731/
Lliner731/
Llinés731/
Lionys731/
Lineed731/
Liniey731/
Linios731/
Linisz731/
Lunies731/
Leinie731/
Lhinet731/
Lienee731/
Lieneh731/
Lienei731/
Lienis731/
Llinge731/
Llaine731/
Hleine731/
Luiney730/
Lineat730/
Leneas730/
Lyuine730/
Luiner730/
Loinge730/
Loiner730/
Lessinnes7149/
Lainesová711/
Lishhness710/
Linh67105,524/
Leitner6742,714/
Lyne676,787/
Lini674,062/
Lene673,652/
Leisner672,995/
Laisney672,294/
Lengees671,073/
Littner67691/
Lehneis67370/
Laitner67298/
Lithner67214/
Laisnez67205/
Lingois67202/
Lahaine67182/
Liny67166/
Lunness67159/
Glijnis6765/
Laisner6764/
Laignez6754/
Leigner6750/
Lyoness6749/
Letness6733/
Liné6733/
Leihner6731/
Lionais6730/
Leaness6730/
Laigner6728/
Leimner6727/
Leignez6722/
Linhais6718/
Lignais6716/
Linj6714/
Leijner6713/
Laynies6711/
Loigner6711/
Hlynets6711/
Leinner679/
Linherr679/
Lysness678/
Loitner676/
Lleanes675/
Lenesse675/
Läne675/
Leneesh674/
Leggine674/
Lină674/
Lainuis673/
Lainiez673/
Lène673/
Leitnet672/
Lingish672/
Lainner672/
L'Ainee672/
Lień672/
Lihtner672/
Lainett672/
Lenease671/
Luigney671/
Luinner671/
Lineych671/
Llainey671/
Llisner671/
Lgainey671/
Leuness671/
Laineez671/
Leneets671/
Lenesce671/
Legness671/
Lehness671/
Lehnies671/
Laheine671/
Linisch671/
Lainice671/
Linê671/
Loignet671/
Līne671/
Lisnijs671/
Lisnojs671/
Litinne671/
Lleunes671/
Linehet671/
Linisse671/
Linoise671/
Lunnies671/
Luingeh671/
Luisney671/
Leiniss671/
Leenees671/
Laignet671/
L'Hynes671/
Lignish671/
Leniesz671/
Lhaynes671/
Linitse671/
Lyunesh671/
Léne671/
Lineace671/
Lineche671/
Lleneis671/
Glienhe671/
Leyness670/
Leisney670/
Lunneys670/
Leneise670/
Leinnie670/
Lehnets670/
Leinech670/
Loyness670/
Lenesch670/
Lieniey670/
Liongis670/
Luitner670/
Leinney670/

Lines Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lines in the Hindi language
लिनेशlinesa-
Lines in the Marathi language
िलनेसilanesa-
Lines in the Russian language
Линесlines-

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