How common is the surname Linehan?

3,610 people in the United States had the surname Linehan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,525 Americans. It ranked 9,050th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Linehan?

Marsha M. Linehan, American psychologist, followed by Kim Linehan.

Where is the surname Linehan most common?

Wikidata records people named Linehan in the United States.

Is the surname Linehan getting more or less common?

More common. 3,444 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,610 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Linehan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,610 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Linehan is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laidhghneáin (“descendant of Laidhghneán”), perhaps a personal name derived from a diminutive form of laidhghein (“snow-birth”), from ladhg (“snow”) + gein (“birth”).

Linehan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,610 people named Linehan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,525 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,444.

#9,050

rank among US surnames

3,610

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,774)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,043	Campion	3,614	85,430
#9,045	Lieu	3,612	85,478
#9,048	Castelan	3,611	85,501
#9,050	Linehan	3,610	85,525
#9,054	Borjas	3,609	85,549
#9,058	Wiggs	3,608	85,572

Who is named Linehan

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

95% of people named Linehan identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Linehans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marsha M. Linehan
American psychologist, born 1943
Kim Linehan
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1962

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Lynam

Surnames that sound like Linehan

Linehan has the Soundex code L550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L550.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Linehan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laidhghneáin (“descendant of Laidhghneán”), perhaps a personal name derived from a diminutive form of laidhghein (“snow-birth”), from ladhg (“snow”) + gein (“birth”).
How common is the surname Linehan?: 3,610 people in the United States had the surname Linehan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,525 Americans. It ranked 9,050th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Linehan?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Linehan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Linehan?: Marsha M. Linehan, American psychologist, followed by Kim Linehan.
Where is the surname Linehan most common?: Wikidata records people named Linehan in the United States.
What type of surname is Linehan?: Linehan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Linehan getting more or less common?: More common. 3,444 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,610 in 2010, up 4.8%.
What are other spellings of Linehan?: Lynam.