# Linne (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/linne/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 612 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,525 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 504,486 people |
| Change since 2000 | -15.4% (723 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Linne, a variant of Linde (“lime tree”). * Borrowed from Swedish Linné; compare Linnaeus. * Borrowed from French Linné.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Linne in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Similar surnames

Lin, Linn, Lien, Lino, Laine, Line, Lian, Lane, Luna, Leon, Lam, Lynn.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.