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Type Surname (from location, from given name, from occupation & from nickname)
Meaning & History
As a Scottish and Northern English surname, it is a variant of Lyne. Its usage as an English name is primarily by Scots living in Northern England.
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As an Irish surname, it is a reduced and altered form of McLean.
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As a German name, it can be from multiple different origins. It can be a habitational name from a place known as Linn, named with lin "swamp", "bog", "marsh". It can also be derived from the given name Linto.
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As an East German and Jewish name, it is from Slavic lin "tench", either an occupational name for someone who caught tench for a living or a nickname for someone thought to look like a tench.
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As a Finnish name, it is an Anglicized form of Linna or other like-sounding surnames.
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As an Estonian name, it is from the Estonian word linn "city"
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As an Irish surname, it is a reduced and altered form of McLean.
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As a German name, it can be from multiple different origins. It can be a habitational name from a place known as Linn, named with lin "swamp", "bog", "marsh". It can also be derived from the given name Linto.
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As an East German and Jewish name, it is from Slavic lin "tench", either an occupational name for someone who caught tench for a living or a nickname for someone thought to look like a tench.
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As a Finnish name, it is an Anglicized form of Linna or other like-sounding surnames.
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As an Estonian name, it is from the Estonian word linn "city"