How common is the surname Linn?

12,508 people in the United States had the surname Linn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,684 Americans. It ranked 2,876th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Linn?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Linn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Linn?

Rex Linn, American actor, followed by Jeremy Linn.

Where is the surname Linn most common?

Wikidata records people named Linn in the United States.

How do you pronounce Linn?

Linn is /ˈlɪn/, one syllable.

Is the surname Linn getting more or less common?

More common. 12,178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,508 in 2010, up 2.7%.

Is Linn also a first name?

Yes. Linn 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 Linn

A surname, carried by 12,508 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlɪn/ 1 syllable Soundex L500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Linn is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,508 people named Linn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,684 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,178.

#2,876

rank among US surnames

12,508

people in 2010

4.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,714)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,867	Trammell	12,582	24,539
#2,868	Guinn	12,577	24,548
#2,869	Will	12,575	24,552
#2,870	Muse	12,571	24,560
#2,871	Clancy	12,556	24,589
#2,872	Caraballo	12,546	24,609
#2,873	Baugh	12,543	24,615

Who is named Linn

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

92% of people named Linn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Linns

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rex Linn
American actor, born 1956
Jeremy Linn
American swimmer, born 1975
Teri Ann Linn
American actress and singer, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Linn

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

Questions

How common is the surname Linn?: 12,508 people in the United States had the surname Linn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,684 Americans. It ranked 2,876th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Linn?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Linn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Linn?: Rex Linn, American actor, followed by Jeremy Linn.
Where is the surname Linn most common?: Wikidata records people named Linn in the United States.
How do you pronounce Linn?: Linn is /ˈlɪn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Linn getting more or less common?: More common. 12,178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,508 in 2010, up 2.7%.
Is Linn also a first name?: Yes. Linn 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.