# Lian (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norse |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,995 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,678 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 103,087 people |
| Change since 2000 | +148% (1,209 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈli.æn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads with the name Li, from Old Norse hlíð (“hillside”). * As a Chinese surname, from 連 /连, 连, and 廉 (lián).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lian in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 80% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Lane, Lin, Linn, Lien, Lino, Laine, Lan, Line, Lain, Lein, Lean, Linne.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.