How common is the surname Ling?

9,127 people in the United States had the surname Ling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,828 Americans. It ranked 3,887th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ling?

Julia Ling, American actress, followed by Lisa Ling.

Where is the surname Ling most common?

Wikidata records people named Ling in the United States and Belarus.

Is the surname Ling getting more or less common?

More common. 8,221 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,127 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Ling also a first name?

Yes. Ling 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 Ling

Q: Where does the surname Ling come from?

From Mandarin 令 (Lìng)， 凌 (Líng) or Eastern Min 林 (Lìng).

A surname, carried by 9,127 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ling is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

From Mandarin 令 (Lìng)，凌 (Líng) or Eastern Min 林 (Lìng).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,127 people named Ling in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,828 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,221.

#3,887

rank among US surnames

9,127

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+11%

change since 2000 (was #3,968)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,879	McClintock	9,141	33,776
#3,880	Worden	9,139	33,783
#3,881	Dube	9,136	33,794
#3,882	Zink	9,134	33,802
#3,884	Schiller	9,132	33,809
#3,885	Jerome	9,131	33,813
#3,886	Rickard	9,128	33,824

Who is named Ling

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

55% of people named Ling identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 34% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 55%
White (not Hispanic) 34%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

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

Famous Lings

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julia Ling
American actress, born 1983
Lisa Ling
American journalist, television personality, and author, born 1973
Laura Ling
American journalist, born 1976
Syarhei Linh
3rd Prime Minister of Belarus 1996–2000

Notable Lings come mostly from the United States (3) and Belarus (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ling

Ling has the Soundex code L520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L520.

Questions

Where does the surname Ling come from?: From Mandarin 令 (Lìng)，凌 (Líng) or Eastern Min 林 (Lìng).
How common is the surname Ling?: 9,127 people in the United States had the surname Ling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,828 Americans. It ranked 3,887th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ling?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Ling identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 34% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ling?: Julia Ling, American actress, followed by Lisa Ling.
Where is the surname Ling most common?: Wikidata records people named Ling in the United States and Belarus.
Is the surname Ling getting more or less common?: More common. 8,221 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,127 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Ling also a first name?: Yes. Ling 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.