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Re: Origin of Surname Linn
by Andrew (AndrewJKD)
6/12/2007, 12:30 PM
in reply to a message by Heather
Check out the following links:
  • http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=Linn

  • http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/fact.aspx?&fid=10&fn=&ln=Linn
    • According to these links, the name is of German, Irish, and Scottish descent.
    Andrew"You make being a nerd look cool."
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    - J.Y. (guest)
    6/13/2007, 11:50 AM
    As the family origin is Swedish, I'd suggest an old spelling of lind, "lime tree". That is the origin of the surname Linnaeus, Linn with a Latin ending.
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