Last Name LINGE

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Meaning Local: At the ling, one who resided on the heath or ling. Also 'of Ling,' a parish in county Somerset, six miles from Bridgewater. Both Ling and Linge are familiar surnames in the county.
Origin English, Dutch, German, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Irish, Belgian

Rank 58,257 (2000 US census)
Count 326 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.79%, or 309 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.07%, or 10 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 1.84%, or 6 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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