Linsky Surname

264,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Linsky Surname User-submission:

Linsky, Linskey, and Lynsky are variants of the surname Lynskey, the anglicized form of the Irish surname, Loinscig. It is a branch of the Lynch family.

Linsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1581:313,00428,652
Russia1961:735,32261,798
England381:1,466,26563,675
Belarus251:380,04239,396
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

The alternate forms: Linský (6) are calculated separately.

Linsky (19) may also be a first name.

Linsky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Linsky, Linskey, and Lynsky are variants of the surname Lynskey, the anglicized form of the Irish surname, Loinscig. It is a branch of the Lynch family.

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The Linsky surname was derived from the surname Pushkalinsky. Pushkalinsky was shortened to Linsky at Ellis Island, USA.

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Linsky Last Name Facts

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

Linsky (Russian: Линский) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Linský. Click here for further potential spellings of Linsky.

How Common Is The Last Name Linsky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 264,221st most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,917,372 people. Linsky occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Linsky are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Linsky is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,158 people, or 1 in 313,004. In The United States Linsky is most frequent in: Florida, where 14 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States Linsky occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 13 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Linsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Linsky has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,412 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Linsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Linsky last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (87%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Linsky surname are 42.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Linsky earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning R 221,892 per year and in United States they earn 27.42% more than the national average, earning $54,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linský946/
Linskey92926/
Hlinsky9252/
Linskiy9246/
Linszky9231/
Lionsky9224/
Linskoy924/
Linskyi923/
Linskyy923/
Linskay921/
Linskaya86569/
Glinskoy864/
Glinskyi863/
Hlinskiy861/
Glinskyy861/
Lensky832,459/
Linski83404/
Lynsky83174/
Linska8380/
Limsky8369/
Linske8353/
Linská837/
Lionskaya8014/
Linnskaya801/
Lynskey772,574/
Lynskyi77525/
Lenskyi77371/
Lenskiy77101/
Hlynsky7785/
Hlinská7768/
Hlinský7759/
Linsket7742/
Linsker7740/
Linskie7736/
Glinský7722/
Lenskoy7718/
Glinske7717/
Lyonsky7712/
Luinski779/
Lenskey776/
Hlinski776/
Lenskay776/
Lionski774/
Hlinska772/
Lynskyy771/
Linszki771/
Lenscky771/
Lenskyy771/
Limskoy771/
Llinski771/
Lhinski771/
Linskea770/
Linskui770/
Limskey770/
Lenskaya713,271/
Hlynskyi711,531/
Glinskii7120/
Glinskij7115/
Glienski7111/
Lynskaya7110/
Glinskih716/
Linskett713/
Lionsquy712/
Linskaia712/
Glinnski712/
Hlynskyy711/
Linskaja711/
Lynskiey711/
Hlenskyi711/
Lenski671,298/
Lenske67233/
Lenska6778/
Lenská6752/
Lenzky6737/
Lenský6733/
Linzke676/
Liński674/
Lynski674/
Lynska673/
Lennskaya673/
Lińska672/
Limski672/
Linzki671/
Línska671/
Lyonskaya671/
Lynske671/

Linsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linsky in the Russian language
Линскийlinskij-

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