Linville Surname

53,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Linville Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5621:37,9064,685
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0731:46,8025,376

Linville (488) may also be a first name.

Linville Last Name Facts

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

Linville is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linville? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 53,081st most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 756,755 people. Linville occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Linville are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 384,758th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 488 people.

The surname Linville is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 9,562 people, or 1 in 37,906. In The United States it is most numerous in: Indiana, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Linville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Linville has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Linville surname grew 891 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Linville Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Linville last name are 16.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.83% being registered with the party.

The amount Linville earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $41,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $50,456 CAD per year.

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Linville Reference & Research

Linville FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Linville FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Linville
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