How common is the surname Linton?

14,354 people in the United States had the surname Linton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,509 Americans. It ranked 2,524th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Linton?

Ralph Linton, American anthropologist (1893–1953), followed by William Richardson Linton.

Where is the surname Linton most common?

Wikidata records people named Linton in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

How do you pronounce Linton?

Linton is /ˈlɪn.tən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Linton getting more or less common?

More common. 13,660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,354 in 2010, up 5.1%.

Is Linton also a first name?

Yes. Linton 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 Linton

An English place surname, carried by 14,354 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlɪn.tən/ 2 syllables Soundex L535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Linton is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

From either Old English līn (“flax”) or lind (“lime tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Linton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,354 people named Linton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,509 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,660.

#2,524

rank among US surnames

14,354

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,428)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,515	Garay	14,393	21,451
#2,516	Lawler	14,387	21,460
#2,517	Bowser	14,383	21,466
#2,518	Harms	14,377	21,475
#2,519	Fierro	14,371	21,484
#2,520	Pederson	14,370	21,485
#2,521	Collazo	14,369	21,487

Who is named Linton

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

69% of people named Linton identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lintons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ralph Linton
American anthropologist (1893–1953)
William Richardson Linton
Botanist and cleric (1850-1908)
Laura Alberta Linton
American chemist and physician (1853-1915)
Zim Zum
American guitarist, born 1969

Notable Lintons come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Linton

Linton has the Soundex code L535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L535.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Linton come from?: From either Old English līn (“flax”) or lind (“lime tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
How common is the surname Linton?: 14,354 people in the United States had the surname Linton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,509 Americans. It ranked 2,524th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Linton?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Linton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Linton?: Ralph Linton, American anthropologist (1893–1953), followed by William Richardson Linton.
Where is the surname Linton most common?: Wikidata records people named Linton in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Linton?: Linton is /ˈlɪn.tən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Linton?: Linton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Linton getting more or less common?: More common. 13,660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,354 in 2010, up 5.1%.
Is Linton also a first name?: Yes. Linton 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.