Linskey Surname

384,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Linskey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6401:566,34246,539
England2181:255,58720,554
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland601:73,8315,346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:295,40423,539

Linskey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Linskey is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linskey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 384,027th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,869,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Linskey are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Linskey is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 640 people, or 1 in 566,342. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 24 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and Scotland, where 2 percent reside.

Linskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Linskey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linskey last name rose 376 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Linskey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Linskey last name are 11.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.86% being registered with the political party.

Linskey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.92% more than the national average, earning $46,136 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linsky921,482/
Linske9253/
Lynskey862,574/
Hlinsky8652/
Linskiy8646/
Linsket8642/
Linsker8640/
Linskie8636/
Linszky8631/
Lionsky8624/
Glinske8617/
Lenskey866/
Linskoy864/
Linskyi863/
Linskyy863/
Linskay861/
Limskey860/
Linskea860/
Linskaya80569/
Glinskoy804/
Linskett803/
Glinskyi803/
Glinskyy801/
Hlinskiy801/
Lynskiey801/
Lensky772,459/
Linski77404/
Lenske77233/
Lynsky77174/
Linska7780/
Limsky7769/
Linská777/
Linzke776/
Linský776/
Lynske771/
Glinskaya753,674/
Lionskaya7514/
Luinskaya751/
Linnskaya751/
Lynskyi71525/
Lenskyi71371/
Lensker71119/
Lenskiy71101/
Hlynsky7185/
Hlinská7168/
Hlinský7159/
Glinský7122/
Lenskoy7118/
Lyonsky7112/
Glinská719/
Luinski719/
Lenskay716/
Hlinski716/
Lionski714/
Hlinska712/
Lenskie712/
Loenske712/
Linszki711/
Glinsskaya711/
Lenskyy711/
Lionska711/
Lymskey711/
Llinski711/
Lhinski711/
Lenskes711/
Lenscky711/
Lynskyy711/
Limskoy711/
Linsche710/
Lynskie710/
Linskui710/
Lenskee710/
Lenskaya673,271/
Hlynskyi671,531/
Glinskii6720/
Glinskij6715/
Glienski6711/
Limskaya6711/
Lynskaya6710/
Glinskih676/
Lionsquy672/
Glinnski672/
Linskaia672/
Hlynskyy671/
Linskaja671/
Hlenskyi671/
Lynchkey670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Linskey
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