How common is the surname Linger?

1,962 people in the United States had the surname Linger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,363 Americans. It ranked 15,052nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Linger?

Andreas Linger, Austrian luger, followed by Wolfgang Linger.

Where is the surname Linger most common?

Wikidata records people named Linger in Austria.

Is the surname Linger getting more or less common?

More common. 1,830 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,962 in 2010, up 7.2%.

The surname Linger

A surname, carried by 1,962 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Linger is more common than 90.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,962 people named Linger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 157,363 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,830.

#15,052

rank among US surnames

1,962

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,849)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,043	Gerow	1,964	157,202
#15,048	Premo	1,963	157,282
#15,052	Linger	1,962	157,363
#15,056	Goetsch	1,961	157,443
#15,060	Bien	1,960	157,523

Who is named Linger

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

95% of people named Linger identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as two or more races and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lingers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andreas Linger
Austrian luger, born 1981
Wolfgang Linger
Austrian luger, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Linger

Linger has the Soundex code L526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L526.

Questions

How common is the surname Linger?: 1,962 people in the United States had the surname Linger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,363 Americans. It ranked 15,052nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Linger?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Linger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Linger?: Andreas Linger, Austrian luger, followed by Wolfgang Linger.
Where is the surname Linger most common?: Wikidata records people named Linger in Austria.
Is the surname Linger getting more or less common?: More common. 1,830 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,962 in 2010, up 7.2%.