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    The surname Lien

    A surname, carried by 6,827 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex L500

    Lien: #5,127 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lien #5,127, 6,827 people Lien: #5,127 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lien #5,127, 6,827 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lien is more common than 96.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,827 people named Lien in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,224 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,630.

    #5,127
    rank among US surnames
    6,827
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3%
    change since 2000 (was #4,860)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,118Philips6,84045,138
    #5,119Yarborough6,83945,145
    #5,121Pounds6,83845,151
    #5,122Flagg6,83445,178
    #5,123Bonham6,83245,191
    #5,124Hughey6,83045,204
    #5,125Totten6,82845,218

    Who is named Lien

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

    65% of people named Lien identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 65%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 31%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Liens

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jennifer Lien
      American actress, born 1974

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lien

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Lien?
    6,827 people in the United States had the surname Lien in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,224 Americans. It ranked 5,127th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lien?
    In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Lien identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Lien?
    Jennifer Lien, American actress.
    Where is the surname Lien most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lien in the United States.
    Is the surname Lien getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,630 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,827 in 2010, up 3.0%.