Linney is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Linney
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Linney

How popular is Linney?

Linney is common in United States.

Linney is ranked 130118 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Linney bearers increased by 3.833866 per cent in 2010 US census to 975 since 2000, the surname slipped by 508 spots and ranked at 25381. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.79 79.55
Black 13.03 15.76
Hispanic or Latino 4 1.7
Others 1.74 1.7
Linney is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Jersey. Around 3023 people have been found who wears Linney as their family name. Linney is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
116,327 Spain6
114,007 Czech Republic4
184,212 France3
53,033 Nigeria1
90,903 Moldova1
1,704,541 India1
123,175 Tanzania1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
169,904 Brazil1
2,190 Barbados1
25,746 Finland1
3,586 Honduras1
49,529 Israel1
6,688 Malawi1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
21,562 Portugal1
2,613 The Bahamas1
91,024 Belgium1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
77,122 Sweden1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
236,996 Russia35
11,387 Ireland22
1,163 Jersey17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,649 New Zealand71
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Linney:
10,613 Australia262
22,710 Canada155
4,818 Scotland118
Countries with thousands of Linney:
6,060 England1,167
27,968 United States1,080
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Robert Linney from Great Britain aboard the Republic from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 35 years old when he arrived in USA on November 6, 1848. John Linney, Maid Anne Linney, Mary Linney (20) Maid, are other Linney that migrated to US.

Linney Namesakes

  • Laura Linney, Actress
  • Piers Linney, Businessman
  • Laura Linney, Actress
  • Dave Linney, Soccer player
  • Laura Linney, Actress
  • Laura Linney, Actress
  • Laura Linney, Actress
  • Laura Linney, Actress
  • Laura Linney, Actress
  • Piers Linney, Businessman

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