Linn Family History

Linn Surname 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 1891 there were 80 Linn families living in London. This was about 25% of all the recorded Linn's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Linn families in 1891.

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What did your Linn ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Schoolmaster and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Linn. 50% of Linn men worked as a Schoolmaster and 83% of Linn women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Linn were shipwright heavy worker and teacher retired.

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Schoolmaster

50%

shipwright heavy worker

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

83%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

teacher retired

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Census Record

There are 83K census records available for the last name Linn. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Linn census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

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

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There are 18K 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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Linn Surname Meaning

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

Where is the Linn family from?

What did your Linn ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

Schoolmaster

50%

shipwright heavy worker

50%

Unpaid domestic duties

83%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

teacher retired

What Linn family records will you find?

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.

Linn Family History

Linn Surname Meaning

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Linn Surname Meaning

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Where is the Linn family from?

What did your Linn ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Military Records

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What is the average Linn lifespan?

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