Link Surname
Approximately 82,365 people bear this surname
Link Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lincoln,' the cathedral city of the shire of that name. The surname has ramified strongly in the United States.
Robert de Linccolne, Nottinghamshire, 1279. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Linccolne, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameLink Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 33,336 | 1:2,415 | 225 |
| United States | 31,432 | 1:11,532 | 1,440 |
| Brazil | 1,996 | 1:107,252 | 4,039 |
| Canada | 1,758 | 1:20,959 | 2,886 |
| England | 1,550 | 1:35,947 | 4,723 |
| Bangladesh | 1,442 | 1:110,511 | 4,612 |
| Russia | 801 | 1:179,929 | 20,196 |
| Pakistan | 740 | 1:241,411 | 5,508 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Australia | 698 | 1:38,676 | 5,023 |
| Poland | 683 | 1:55,650 | 8,771 |
| Netherlands | 577 | 1:29,267 | 4,825 |
| Estonia | 464 | 1:2,849 | 187 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Austria | 416 | 1:20,470 | 3,186 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Hungary | 409 | 1:24,001 | 2,667 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| France | 337 | 1:197,100 | 30,644 |
| Switzerland | 334 | 1:24,590 | 3,868 |
| Kazakhstan | 178 | 1:99,340 | 11,047 |
| India | 171 | 1:4,485,762 | 116,822 |
| Thailand | 146 | 1:483,824 | 84,756 |
| Czechia | 123 | 1:86,451 | 14,431 |
| Paraguay | 123 | 1:58,835 | 1,626 |
| Indonesia | 119 | 1:1,111,338 | 79,949 |
| Singapore | 116 | 1:47,480 | 1,839 |
| Argentina | 108 | 1:395,772 | 30,408 |
| China | 101 | 1:13,537,837 | 807 |
| Luxembourg | 96 | 1:6,047 | 888 |
| South Africa | 92 | 1:588,888 | 45,159 |
| Wales | 89 | 1:34,770 | 3,467 |
| Japan | 71 | 1:1,800,624 | 26,471 |
| Uruguay | 71 | 1:48,335 | 5,418 |
| Sweden | 67 | 1:146,967 | 10,337 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Romania | 60 | 1:334,631 | 29,229 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| Belarus | 58 | 1:163,811 | 22,061 |
| Croatia | 55 | 1:76,884 | 13,368 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Spain | 48 | 1:974,001 | 36,812 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Afghanistan | 34 | 1:945,682 | 9,218 |
| Italy | 34 | 1:1,798,726 | 86,050 |
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| Vietnam | 30 | 1:3,088,202 | 2,286 |
| Belize | 29 | 1:12,258 | 1,436 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Slovakia | 26 | 1:205,248 | 33,808 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Serbia | 15 | 1:476,330 | 19,508 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 1:478,324 | 10,136 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 535 | 1:45,561 | 5,671 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,274 | 1:9,522 | 1,216 |
Link (2,273) may also be a first name.
Link Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lincoln,' the cathedral city of the shire of that name. The surname has ramified strongly in the United States.
Robert de Linccolne, Nottinghamshire, 1279. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Linccolne, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Hugh de Lyncoln, fiscatar, 3 Edward II: Freemen of York.
Daniel de Lyncoln, 1324. Writs of Parliament.
Adam de Lincoln, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
William Lincoln, 1537: Register of the University of Oxford.
1753. Sibella Lincon, carried to be buried at Epping, Essex: St. Dionis Backchurch.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'atte ling,' a variant; v. Ling. Way in his note to lynge in the Promptorium Parvulorum (p. 305) quotes, 'In Wilteshire near Shaftesbery is an heth that growth ful of that (Junipere femel) and of lynk, and the lynk is heyere than that,' &c. Nevertheless, this surname may be a variant of Lynch, which see.
1594. William Lincke (or Linke), Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1781. Married — Charles Howse and Mary Link: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Dweller at a Ridge, Bank, (Sand-) Hill [Old English hlinc] Occasionally, as in Linkhill, Kent, a better-known equivalent is affixed to the old word.
There is evidence of some confusion with Ling(e, q.v.
Cp. the palatal form Lynch (English)
# (English, Dutch) Dweller at a ridge or bank separating strips of arable land on rising ground; one who was left-handed.
The city.
Local. From Lincoln in England. The name is derived from Lin in the Gaelic, Welsh, and Cornish-British, which signifies a pool, pond, or lake, and coln, the ridge or neck of a hill, so called from its situation, as it occupies the top and side of a steep hill on the river Witham, which here divides into three streams.
Same as Linch, which see.
User-submitted Reference
This surname is found among German immigrants to Brazil. It is probably from the Middle High German word, linc, which means 'left-handed' or 'weird', since left-handed people were not seen as normal in old times.
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Link Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Link Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Link (Arabic: لينك, Russian: Линк) occurs most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Link? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,864th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Link live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 156,484th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 2,273 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 33,336 people, or 1 in 2,415. In Germany Link is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 31 percent reside, Bavaria, where 19 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany Link is found in 149 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Link Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Link has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Link surname expanded 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 290 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,780 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Link Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Link are 17.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.92% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Link earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning 342,566 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning R 236,820 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $48,826 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linke | 89 | 39,472 | / |
| Linck | 89 | 6,412 | / |
| Lingk | 89 | 800 | / |
| Linkh | 89 | 424 | / |
| Lionk | 89 | 15 | / |
| Lienk | 89 | 12 | / |
| Linkk | 89 | 8 | / |
| Llink | 89 | 2 | / |
| Luink | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lisnk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lnk | 86 | 6 | / |
| Lincke | 80 | 1,197 | / |
| Linckh | 80 | 74 | / |
| Lingke | 80 | 30 | / |
| Linksz | 80 | 18 | / |
| Linckx | 80 | 5 | / |
| Linkhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lingkh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Linkqe | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Link | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lienck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hlinke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Glinck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Llinke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Llinck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ling | 75 | 1,263,722 | / |
| Lenk | 75 | 13,330 | / |
| Lynk | 75 | 1,493 | / |
| Linc | 75 | 356 | / |
| Linx | 75 | 174 | / |
| Länk | 75 | 24 | / |
| Lnke | 75 | 4 | / |
| Linq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhnk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnkx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnkp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnkk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnhk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llnk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Linkova | 73 | 7,378 | / |
| Linková | 73 | 1,100 | / |
| Geelink | 73 | 116 | / |
| Linksch | 73 | 10 | / |
| Linkowa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Liong | 67 | 20,322 | / |
| Lenke | 67 | 3,007 | / |
| Lingg | 67 | 2,527 | / |
| Lieng | 67 | 2,286 | / |
| Hlinková | 67 | 1,263 | / |
| Lings | 67 | 752 | / |
| Luing | 67 | 429 | / |
| Lenck | 67 | 324 | / |
| Lhing | 67 | 224 | / |
| Leunk | 67 | 214 | / |
| Lingė | 67 | 170 | / |
| Linqe | 67 | 82 | / |
| Hlinkova | 67 | 64 | / |
| Lingh | 67 | 63 | / |
| Lånke | 67 | 38 | / |
| Åling | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gling | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lengk | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lynck | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hling | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lling | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lynks | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lingz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lingt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Linng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Glinc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Linqu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luinq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lenkh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lisng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlinc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lynkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lincx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lingq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linnkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lynnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lınke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lünke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linxz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyngk | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Ing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geelinck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geellink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lncke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leenk | 67 | 0 | / |
Link Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Link in the Russian language | ||
| Линк | link | - |
| Link in the Arabic language | ||
| لينك | lynk | - |
| لنك | lnk | - |
| ينك | ynk | - |
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