How Many People Have the Last Name Lin?
people had the surname Lin in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 3,711 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+30,148 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lin (95.9%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Lin ranks #15. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Lin grew from 49,360 people in 2000 to 79,508 in 2010 (up 61.1%), and its rank rose from #624 to #402.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 49,360 | 79,508 |
| Rank | #624 | #402 |
| Per 100,000 people | 18.3 | 26.95 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lin
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lin: L500
👤 Lin as a First Name
Lin is a first name too: about 1,388 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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