Ling is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ling
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

Heath, in some dialects, is so called-also a fish; but a more probable derivation is from one of the two parishes of Ling in Somersetshire and in Norfolk.

Surname Ling is the variant form of Lyng. One who came from Lyng meaning "hill," the name of places in Norfolk and Somerset.

Family name is variant of the Lyng. One who came from Lyng meaning "hill," the name of places in Norfolk and Somerset.

The variant of Ling. Heath, in some dialects, is so called-also a fish; but a more probable derivation is from one of the two parishes of Ling in Somersetshire and in Norfolk.

How popular is Ling?

Ling is common in China, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, United States, Indonesia, Taiwan, Myanmar, England, Thailand, Australia, Canada, Brunei, Sweden, Macau, Germany, Philippines, France, Brazil, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Netherlands, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Japan, Vanuatu, Hungary, India, Estonia, Russia, Suriname, Mexico, Peru, Wales, Scotland, Spain, Venezuela.

Ling is ranked 408 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lings grew by 11.02 per cent to 9127 since 2000 and ranked 3887 after elevating 81 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 55.2 48.96
White 33.76 39.78
Black 4.86 6.07
Others 3.11 2.66
Hispanic or Latino 2.85 2.19
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.22 0.34
Ling is quite popular family name mostly used in China however Brunei is ahead in terms of density. Around 1263722 people have been found who wears Ling as their family name. Ling is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with millions of Ling:
129 China1,107,326
Countries with ten thousands of Ling:
100 Malaysia38,427
31 Singapore28,388
70 Hong Kong22,447
3,660 United States12,286
Countries with thousands of Ling:
1,674 Indonesia9,967
102 Taiwan8,254
232 Myanmar8,179
1,322 England6,136
1,639 Thailand3,551
1,138 Australia3,518
1,754 Canada3,140
20 Brunei2,499
777 Sweden1,159
106 Macau1,112
Countries with hundreds of Ling:
16,248 Germany604
33,410 Philippines472
22,852 France450
18,744 Brazil431
1,956 New Zealand404
2,977 United Arab Emirates343
20,414 South Africa289
10,452 Netherlands278
1,912 Cambodia276
3,614 Papua New Guinea260
14,829 Japan243
281 Vanuatu236
5,093 Hungary206
106,713 India197
806 Estonia196
67,063 Russia175
642 Suriname160
11,502 Mexico159
9,249 Peru159
2,281 Wales144
4,059 Scotland118
22,707 Spain110
6,746 Venezuela105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,195 Portugal94
856 French Polynesia74
64,449 Italy74
8,098 Ecuador73
13,535 Switzerland59
32,302 Cameroon57
2,692 Trinidad and Tobago56
4,459 Qatar53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,007 Belgium50
3,142 Jamaica50
3,578 Northern Ireland49
62,719 Poland49
1,827 Costa Rica42
13,148 Chile34
6,785 Ireland32
449 Aruba32
20,526 Norway30
16,975 Denmark27
90,467 Argentina25
51,393 Czechia22
145,665 DR Congo21
2,388 Vietnam20
49,801 Austria16
354 Laos16
42,949 Israel14
55,960 Pakistan14
674 South Korea14
1,718 Jersey12
65,346 Belarus11
7,645 Panama11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
14,518 Ethiopia9
971 Marshall Islands9
2,946 Mozambique9
922 Cayman Islands8
283,701 Ukraine8
40,820 Croatia7
114,218 Uganda7
41,832 Finland6
107,736 Kazakhstan6
4,885 Nicaragua6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 19 years old workman Martha Ling who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on February 18, 1846 by St. George put out from Liverpool. 43 years old William Ling, Farmer Mary Ling, Farmer Mary Ling, 13 years old Thomas Ling, 11 years old Ellen Ling, Catherine Ling, aged 9, 7 years old William Ling, 3 years old Johanna Ling, and 8 other Ling around 62.5% of whom were farmer migrated to US.

From Italy

J.Baptiste Ling hailed from Italy. 2 years old embarked for San-Louis from Havre on Ville De Marseille and arrived on January 8, 1881. 2 years old Joseph Ling, Rosalie Ling (4), Sophie Ling, 11 months old Wilhelm Ling, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

21 years old Wilhelmine Ling who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on January 7, 1850 by Gallia put out from Havre. Franz Ling (44) Farmer, Farmer Henry Ling, 21 years old Lisette Ling, 36 years old C.F. Ling, Maria Ling, aged 17, Henry Ling (17) Farmer, Caroline Ling (22), Caroline Ling, aged 18, Farmer Emil Ling, Arthur Ling, aged 16, and 50 other Ling majority of whom were farmer and others worked as merchant and tailor, butcher, laborer migrated to US from Havre, Bremen & Southampton, Bremen & Bremerhaven, Hamburg and Hamburg & Southampton.

Ling Namesakes

  • Ji Ling, military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shu during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China
  • Mo Ling, second Bishop of Ferns
  • Wong Shik Ling, prominent scholar in Cantonese research
  • Pehr Henrik Ling, pioneered the teaching of physical education
  • John Ling, British diplomat, farmer, politician and writer
  • Jahja Ling, conductor, music director and pianist
  • Li Ling,
  • Zhao Ling, Chinese archer
  • Chai Ling, Chinese psychologist
  • Bai Ling, Chinese-American actress known for her work
  • Ding Ling, pen name of Jiang Bingzhi, also known as Bin Zhi
  • James Ling, American businessman and former head of Ling-Temco-Vought corporation
  • Gao Ling, badminton player
  • Su Ling, American actress in the 1970s
  • Lisa Ling, American journalist, television presenter
  • Princess Der Ling, Hanjun bannerwoman, the daughter of Yu Keng
  • Peter Ling, British writer of television
  • Thallium poisoning case of Zhu Ling, civilian attack
  • Victor Ling, Canadian researcher in the field of medicine
  • Martin Ling, English football manager and former player
  • David Ling, Canadian professional ice hockey forward
  • Daniel Ling, foremost authority on the teaching of speech to deaf children
  • Cameron Ling, former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club
  • Sima Ling, Chinese writer of 'wuxia' novels
  • Pam Ling, American physician
  • Yeung Chui Ling, fencer from Hong Kong
  • Tschen La Ling, Dutch former professional footballer
  • Julia Ling, Xiao Wei

Ling Namesakes

  • Ji Ling, military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shu during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China
  • Mo Ling, second Bishop of Ferns
  • Wong Shik Ling, prominent scholar in Cantonese research
  • Pehr Henrik Ling, pioneered the teaching of physical education
  • John Ling, British diplomat, farmer, politician and writer
  • Jahja Ling, conductor, music director and pianist
  • Li Ling,
  • Zhao Ling, Chinese archer
  • Chai Ling, Chinese psychologist
  • Bai Ling, Chinese-American actress known for her work
  • Ding Ling, pen name of Jiang Bingzhi, also known as Bin Zhi
  • James Ling, American businessman and former head of Ling-Temco-Vought corporation
  • Gao Ling, badminton player
  • Su Ling, American actress in the 1970s
  • Lisa Ling, American journalist, television presenter
  • Princess Der Ling, Hanjun bannerwoman, the daughter of Yu Keng
  • Peter Ling, British writer of television
  • Thallium poisoning case of Zhu Ling, civilian attack
  • Victor Ling, Canadian researcher in the field of medicine
  • Martin Ling, English football manager and former player
  • David Ling, Canadian professional ice hockey forward
  • Daniel Ling, foremost authority on the teaching of speech to deaf children
  • Cameron Ling, former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club
  • Sima Ling, Chinese writer of 'wuxia' novels
  • Pam Ling, American physician
  • Yeung Chui Ling, fencer from Hong Kong
  • Tschen La Ling, Dutch former professional footballer
  • Julia Ling, Xiao Wei

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