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There are approximately 5,582 people named Linton in the UK. That makes it the 1,875th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 88 are named Linton.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Linton surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From Lin, a lake or pool, and ton, a town. A parish in Roxburgshire, Scotland.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LINTON. Parishes and places in cos. Roxburgh, Haddington, Cambridge, Derby, Devon, Lincohi, Hereford, Kent, York, &c.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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