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Linn Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Lynn . German: habitational name from a place called Linn named with lin ‘swamp bog marsh’. German: from an ancient Germanic personal name Linto formed with Old High German lind(i) ‘soft’. East German and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic lin ‘tench’ a metonymic occupational name for someone who caught and sold tench or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a tench. Chinese: variant of Lin . Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 甯 possibly based on some varieties of its Cantonese pronunciation see Ning .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Kinn, Lins, Lynn, Lind, Pinn, Finn, Line, Sinn, Lien, Zinn

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Where is the Linn family from?

You can see how Linn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Linn family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Linn families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 85 Linn families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 28% of all the recorded Linn's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Linn families in 1840.
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What did your Linn ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Linn. 17% of Linn men worked as a Farmer and 10% of Linn women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Linn were Clerk and Stenographer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    17%
  • Laborer
    12%
  • Salesman
    7%
  • Clerk
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    10%
  • Housekeeper
    8%
  • Teacher
    8%
  • Stenographer
    6%
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Passenger Lists

There are 9,000 immigration records available for the last name Linn. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 18,000 military records available for the last name Linn. For the veterans among your Linn ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Linn lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Linn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Linn in 1943 was 43, and 75 in 2004.

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