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    The surname Lian

    A Norse surname, carried by 2,995 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈli.æn/ 1 syllable Soundex L500

    Lian: #10,678 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lian #10,678, 2,995 people Lian: #10,678 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lian #10,678, 2,995 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lian is more common than 93.4% of them.

    Origin

    Norse origin

    * 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).

    One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,995 people named Lian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,087 Americans. That is up 148% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,209.

    #10,678
    rank among US surnames
    2,995
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +147.7%
    change since 2000 (was #20,427)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,671Bolivar2,997103,018
    #10,675Patin2,996103,053
    #10,678Lian2,995103,087
    #10,679Ruffner2,994103,121
    #10,681Banas2,993103,156
    #10,683Hayashi2,992103,190
    #10,686Runkle2,991103,225

    Who is named Lian

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    80% of people named Lian identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 80%
    • White (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lian

    Lian has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

    Other Norse surnames

    All 126 Norse surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lian come from?
    * 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).
    How common is the surname Lian?
    2,995 people in the United States had the surname Lian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,087 Americans. It ranked 10,678th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lian?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Lian identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Lian?
    Lian is /ˈli.æn/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Lian getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,995 in 2010, up 148%.