How common is the surname Linville?

7,517 people in the United States had the surname Linville in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,073 Americans. It ranked 4,717th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Linville?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Linville identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Linville?

Larry Linville, American actor (1939–2000), followed by Joanne Linville.

Where is the surname Linville most common?

Wikidata records people named Linville in the United States.

Is the surname Linville getting more or less common?

More common. 7,354 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,517 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Linville

A surname, carried by 7,517 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L514

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Linville is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,517 people named Linville in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,073 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,354.

#4,717

rank among US surnames

7,517

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,447)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,711	Laporte	7,528	41,013
#4,714	Ehlers	7,524	41,035
#4,716	Marques	7,520	41,057
#4,717	Berryman	7,517	41,073
#4,719	Nair	7,513	41,095

Who is named Linville

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

94% of people named Linville identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Linvilles

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Larry Linville
American actor (1939–2000)
Joanne Linville
American actress (1928–2021)

Questions

How common is the surname Linville?: 7,517 people in the United States had the surname Linville in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,073 Americans. It ranked 4,717th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Linville?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Linville identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Linville?: Larry Linville, American actor (1939–2000), followed by Joanne Linville.
Where is the surname Linville most common?: Wikidata records people named Linville in the United States.
Is the surname Linville getting more or less common?: More common. 7,354 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,517 in 2010, up 2.2%.