Linney Surname

137,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Linney Surname Definition:

Mr. Ferguson says Old Norse, linni, a snake.

Linney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4521:38,3734,991
United States1,1641:311,39128,546
Australia2101:128,55114,024
Canada1521:242,40523,093
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Scotland651:82,3666,014
Wales621:49,9124,670
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Israel111:777,96750,646
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9121:26,7273,665
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2541:197,71117,239

Linney (366) may also be a first name.

Linney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mr. Ferguson says Old Norse, linni, a snake.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Linney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linney (Russian: Линней) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 137,547th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,237,503 people. The last name Linney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Linney reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles. Linney is also the 454,857th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 366 people.

The surname Linney is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,452 people, or 1 in 38,373. In England Linney is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 13 percent are found, Greater London, where 6 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 6 percent are found. Not including England Linney is found in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Linney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Linney has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 458 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 365 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Linney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States Linney are 18.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Linney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 300.4% more than the national average, earning R 951,492 per year; in United States they earn 0.39% more than the national average, earning $43,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $48,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linneys921/
Glinney921/
Lisnney920/
Linne913,427/
Linny91101/
Linner832,794/
Linnet831,400/
Lenney83608/
Lionne83400/
Glinne83333/
Linnes83309/
Linnie83149/
Lienne8399/
Linnea8365/
Lingne8332/
Linnee8319/
Linnae838/
Linnay834/
Linnoe834/
Lienny833/
Lynney832/
Linnei832/
Limney831/
Linneh831/
Linnge831/
Llinne831/
Lionny831/
Linnoy830/
Linniy830/
Linned830/
Gliney830/
Lnne800/
Lingner772,821/
Linnett771,357/
Glinnoy7733/
Linnetz7725/
Linneer7721/
Linnech778/
Glinnyi776/
Glinnyy774/
Lingnay774/
Linnets773/
Linneid773/
Linnesø772/
Linness771/
Lingneu771/
Linneah771/
Lenneya771/
Linneus771/
Lingnee771/
Luinnay771/
Leunney770/
Linneas770/
Lenne734,115/
Lynne733,795/
Linna733,318/
Lenny732,048/
Linné73557/
Lønne73313/
Lönne73267/
Gline73129/
Lünne7395/
Linni7352/
Länne7327/
Linnè739/
Lynny735/
Lneiy734/
Lngey731/
Lnneh731/
Lénne731/
Lnnie731/
Lnnoy731/
Glinnaya7138/
Linnesch7116/
Linnetts7110/
Linnestå719/
Linngayo711/
Lingnoiy711/
Linnaues710/
Lingnest710/
Lennie672,610/
Lenner671,143/
Linnér67707/
Linnas67400/
Lennes67263/
Lönner67119/
Lyonne67118/
Glinni67112/
Lennet67100/
Lennep6781/
Lennea6773/
Lennyo6759/
Lingna6751/
Lny6737/
Limner6728/
Linnap6728/
Linnau6727/
Lynnie6727/
Lennoy6726/
Linnat6723/
Lionni6721/
Lønner6721/
Lienna6717/
Loenne6716/
Linnit6714/
Lne6713/
Glinna6713/
Lønnes6712/
Lønnee6711/
Lennez6711/
Lienni6710/
Linnis6710/
Limnes6710/
Linngi678/
Lynnae677/
Linnah675/
Linnio675/
Lionna675/
Lennyi675/
Lennay674/
Lennge674/
Linnga674/
Lhynne673/
Lengne673/
Lennee673/
Glinoy673/
Limnay673/
Linnéa673/
Linnét672/
Lønnøy672/
Lænner672/
Luinni672/
Limnuy672/
Luinna671/
Laenne671/
Lennae671/
Lenned671/
Hlynny671/
Hlnneh671/
Leenne671/
Lionné671/
Linnæa671/
Linnèr671/
Lennei671/
Lennoe671/
Linnai671/
Glinay671/
Lennuy671/
Lennye671/
Lynnay670/
Lemney670/

Linney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linney in the Russian language
Линнейlinnej-

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