How common is the surname Link?

22,137 people in the United States had the surname Link in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,947 Americans. It ranked 1,627th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Link?

Kelly Link, American writer, followed by William Link.

Where is the surname Link most common?

Wikidata records people named Link in the United States.

How do you pronounce Link?

Link is /lɪŋk/, one syllable.

Is the surname Link getting more or less common?

More common. 21,553 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,137 in 2010, up 2.7%.

Is Link also a first name?

Yes. Link 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 Link

A surname, carried by 22,137 people in the United States.

Pronounced /lɪŋk/ 1 syllable Soundex L520 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). Link is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,137 people named Link in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,947 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,553.

#1,627

rank among US surnames

22,137

people in 2010

7.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,534)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,618	Clifford	22,245	13,879
#1,619	Stahl	22,211	13,901
#1,621	Samuels	22,207	13,903
#1,622	Dukes	22,187	13,916
#1,623	Sheridan	22,177	13,922
#1,625	Vickers	22,176	13,923
#1,626	Cartwright	22,156	13,935

Who is named Link

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

91% of people named Link identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Links

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kelly Link
American writer, born 1969
William Link
American screenwriter and producer (1933–2020)
Arthur A. Link
American politician (1914–2010)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Link

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

Questions

How common is the surname Link?: 22,137 people in the United States had the surname Link in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,947 Americans. It ranked 1,627th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Link?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Link identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Link?: Kelly Link, American writer, followed by William Link.
Where is the surname Link most common?: Wikidata records people named Link in the United States.
How do you pronounce Link?: Link is /lɪŋk/, one syllable.
Is the surname Link getting more or less common?: More common. 21,553 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,137 in 2010, up 2.7%.
Is Link also a first name?: Yes. Link 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.