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Lin
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  • Used in: 4 countries

Origin: Chinese

From Chinese: compare Mandarin 林 (lín), Gan 林 (lin⁴), Wu 林, Xiang 林 (lin²). 林 itself is composed of a reduplication of 木 (“wood, tree”). Literally, “forest”.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

  • Ai Chinese origin
  • Ao Chinese origin
  • Bau Chinese origin
  • Bin Chinese origin
  • Boo Chinese origin
  • Cai Chinese origin
  • Chao Chinese origin
  • Chen Chinese origin

Popularity by Country

United States Lin Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #624
Frequency 49,360 people (18.3 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 2.29% Hispanic 0.4% Black 0.13% Asian/PI 95.13% Native Am. 0.03% Two+ 2.02%
U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

United Kingdom Lin Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #691

Popularity Over Time (Scotland)

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗ / NRS Scotland (chart data) ↗

Russia Lin Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #42580
Frequency 13 people
sorokinpf/russian_names ↗

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