Lingen Surname
Approximately 2,589 people bear this surname
Lingen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lingen,' a parish in Herefordshire; v. Lingham.
John de Lyngayne, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1586-7. John Lingen, of Gloucester Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnameLingen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,259 | 1:63,944 | 8,224 |
| United States | 503 | 1:720,594 | 56,697 |
| Netherlands | 428 | 1:39,456 | 6,669 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Ecuador | 51 | 1:311,879 | 9,102 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Lingén (2) are calculated separately.
Lingen (72,984) may also be a first name.
Lingen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lingen,' a parish in Herefordshire; v. Lingham.
John de Lyngayne, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1586-7. John Lingen, of Gloucester Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.
Married — John Linger and Sarah Muddiclip: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Lingen (Heref.), 13th cent. Lyngayne = (apparently) the Ling- Enclosure(s [v. Ling and Hayn(e]
Robert de Wigmore, lord of Lingen, co. Hereford, and founder of the priory of Lyngbroke, had a grandson, John, who took the name of Lingen. From him sprang the Lingens of Longner, co. Salop, &c. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.
User-submitted Reference
The Lingings family can be traced to Gloucestershire, England in the 1800s. Prior to Lingings, the family name was Lingen. The most famous Lingen family member being Sir Henry Lingen, Lord of Sutton, Lingen and Stoke Edith. He was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War. The name is derived from the town of Lingen in Germany and is believed to have travelled to England during the 1066 Norman Conquest. Tursten de Lingen was one of William the Conqueror's standard bearers and is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. The name is recorded in the Domesday Book, and the family existed in the same area of Herefordshire for hundreds of years.
- mrconnorLingen Demographics
Average Lingen Salary in
United States
$44,035 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lingen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lingen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lingen (Oriya: ଲିେ) is found most in Germany. It may also appear as: Lingén. For other potential spellings of Lingen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lingen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lingen is the 167,097th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,814,811 people. Lingen occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Lingen reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lingen is also the 13,398th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 72,984 people.
It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,259 people, or 1 in 63,944. In Germany Lingen is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent are found and Berlin, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found.
Lingen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lingen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lingen surname rose 2,012 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lingen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lingen last name are 4.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.22% registered with the party.
The amount Lingen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.97% less than the national average, earning 242,370 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.43% less than the national average, earning R 124,920 per year; in United States they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $44,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $52,547 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lingen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lingen in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିେ | lie | - |
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