How common is the surname Linson?

1,292 people in the United States had the surname Linson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. It ranked 20,529th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Linson getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,292 in 2010, down 3.4%.

The surname Linson

A surname, carried by 1,292 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Linson is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,292 people named Linson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. That is down 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,338.

#20,529

rank among US surnames

1,292

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.4%

change since 2000 (was #18,883)

Who is named Linson

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

60% of people named Linson identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Linson?: 1,292 people in the United States had the surname Linson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,967 Americans. It ranked 20,529th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Linson?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Linson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Linson getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,292 in 2010, down 3.4%.