Lins Family History
Lins Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German lins(e) ‘lentil’,
presumably a metonymic occupational nickname for a grower of
lentils.German: from a short form of a Germanic personal
name formed with Old High German lint ‘snake’ or linta
‘linden tree’, ‘shield’.English (Staffordshire):
unexplained. Possibly a variant of Lynes.Latvian: possibly from lins ‘flax’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Lins Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Lins families
 16 - 30  6 - 15 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Lins families
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10 - 18 4 - 9 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Lins families
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3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Lins Family Origin
Lins Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Lins
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Lins Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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