Linne Surname

131,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Linne Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or near, a pool or lake; dweller near a linden tree.

Linne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1051:38,2455,056
United States1,0431:347,51631,187
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
France681:976,805110,007
Finland311:177,31315,564
England191:2,932,529101,561
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
China41:341,830,39216,990
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

The alternate forms: Linné (557) & Linnè (9) are calculated separately.

Linne (1,002) may also be a first name.

Linne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or near, a pool or lake; dweller near a linden tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. A pool, pond, or lake. Welsh, llyn; Cornish-British, lyn; Gaelic, linne, a pond.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Linne Last Name Facts

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

Linne (Russian: Линне) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Linné or Linnè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linne? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 131,830th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,126,509 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Linne are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Linne is also the 254,172nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 1,002 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,105 people, or 1 in 38,245. In Germany Linne is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 43 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Linne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Linne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Linne last name grew 1,656 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Linne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Linne last name are 4.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Linne earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 22.67% more than the national average, earning 424,522 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,829 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linné93557/
Linnè939/
Linney913,257/
Linner912,794/
Linnet911,400/
Lionne91400/
Glinne91333/
Linnes91309/
Linnie91149/
Lienne9199/
Linnea9165/
Lingne9132/
Linnee9119/
Linnei912/
Linneh911/
Linnge911/
Llinne911/
Linned910/
Linn89139,482/
Lnne890/
Lingner832,821/
Linnett831,357/
Linnetz8325/
Linneer8321/
Linnech838/
Linnets833/
Linneid833/
Linnesø832/
Linness831/
Linneys831/
Glinney831/
Lingnee831/
Linngue831/
Lisnney830/
Linneas830/
Lenne804,115/
Lynne803,795/
Linna803,318/
Glinn80367/
Lønne80313/
Lönne80267/
Gline80129/
Linny80101/
Lünne8095/
Lionn8059/
Linni8052/
Länne8027/
Linnå8018/
Linng805/
Linnd803/
Lnneh801/
Lénne801/
Lnnie801/
Lienn800/
Luinn800/
Linnesch7716/
Linnetts7710/
Linnestå779/
Lingnest770/
Lin7518,909,435/
Lne7513/
Lnn757/
Lennie732,610/
Lingue731,787/
Lenner731,143/
Linnér73707/
Lenney73608/
Lennes73263/
Lönner73119/
Lyonne73118/
Glinni73112/
Lennet73100/
Lennep7381/
Lennea7373/
Linque7366/
Limner7328/
Lynnie7327/
Lionni7321/
Lønner7321/
Lienna7317/
Loenne7316/
Linnit7314/
Lønnes7312/
Lønnee7311/
Lennez7311/
Lienni7310/
Linnis7310/
Limnes7310/
Linngi738/
Linnio735/
Linnay734/
Lennge734/
Lhynne733/
Lengne733/
Lennee733/
Linnéa733/
Lienny733/
Lynney732/
Linnét732/
Lænner732/
Luinni732/
Limney731/
Liuinn731/
Laenne731/
Lenned731/
Glienn731/
Hlnneh731/
Leenne731/
Lionny731/
Lionné731/
Linnæa731/
Linnèr731/
L'Linn731/
Lennei731/
D'Linn731/
Linnai731/
Linnoy730/
Linniy730/
Gliney730/
Ling671,263,722/
Lynn67115,976/
Lind6758,464/
Lina6754,424/
Lien6732,885/
Lion6731,452/
Lint673,688/
Lönn672,218/
Glin671,106/
Luin67824/
Lenn67749/
Llin67408/
Limn67372/
Lihn67326/
Lengner67291/
Lijn67222/
Lønn67163/
Lennett67148/
Hlin67119/
Ålin67100/
Linnitt6790/
Linnova6783/
Lyngnes6781/
Løne6753/
Länn6747/
Glinnoy6733/
Lennets6733/
Lænn6718/
Lenneis6716/
Lønneid679/
Linnich677/
Lyngner677/
Lgin676/
Glinnyi676/
Lennhed676/
Llynnes676/
Lengnet675/
Långner675/
Lisn675/
Hlne674/
Glinnyy674/
Lhin674/
Lingnay674/
Lönnhed674/
Lynneth674/
Lnee673/
Lnhe673/
Llenner672/
Lner672/
Linq672/
Lień672/
Linå672/
Lnei672/
Lennedt671/
Lýnn671/
Lnng671/
Linț671/
Luinnay671/
Längner671/
L'Yonne671/
Lennerø671/
Lennetd671/
Lnej671/
Lnie671/
Lnni671/
Lnnn671/
Lhnn671/
Lynneah670/
Lenness670/
Leunney670/
Lenneer670/

Linne Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linne in the Russian language
Линнеlinne-

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