How common is the surname Line?

3,231 people in the United States had the surname Line in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,557 Americans. It ranked 9,983rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Line getting more or less common?

More common. 3,147 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,231 in 2010, up 2.7%.

Is Line also a first name?

Yes. Line is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Line

An English surname, carried by 3,231 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Line is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Middle English surname, derived from the Anglo-Norman suffix -line found in names such as Adeline and Madeline.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,231 people named Line in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,557 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,147.

#9,983

rank among US surnames

3,231

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #9,475)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,976	Leitch	3,234	95,469
#9,978	Million	3,233	95,498
#9,983	Line	3,231	95,557
#9,987	Chavers	3,230	95,587
#9,989	Sonnenberg	3,229	95,616
#9,991	Leek	3,228	95,646

Who is named Line

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

92% of people named Line identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Line

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Line come from?: From the Middle English surname, derived from the Anglo-Norman suffix -line found in names such as Adeline and Madeline.
How common is the surname Line?: 3,231 people in the United States had the surname Line in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,557 Americans. It ranked 9,983rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Line?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Line identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Line getting more or less common?: More common. 3,147 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,231 in 2010, up 2.7%.
Is Line also a first name?: Yes. Line is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.