Lin Family History
Lin Name Meaning
Chinese : from a word meaning ‘forest’. Bi Gan was a
half-brother to Zhou Xin, the cruel and corrupt last king (1154–1123
bc) of the Shang dynasty. Bi Gan criticized his
half-brother’s excesses, and for this he had his belly ripped open and
his heart cut out. His wife fled to Chang Forest, where she gave birth
to a son. When Zhou Xin was toppled by the new Zhou dynasty, the new
Zhou ruler granted the son some land together with the name Lin.Chinese : variant of Lian 1.Scottish
and English: perhaps a variant of Lynn. pwh.Dutch: probably a variant of Lyn.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Lin Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Lin families
 33 - 63  12 - 32 |
 1 - 11  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Lin families
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5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Lin families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Lin Family Origin
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