Find out how popular the last name Lincon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lincon.

Lincon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lincon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lincon in America

Lincon is the 109258th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lincon surname appeared 162 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lincon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lincon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lincon

The surname LINCON is of English origin, derived from the Old English word "lin" meaning "flax" or "linseed," combined with "colnu," meaning "valley." It was initially associated with individuals who resided in a valley where flax was grown or processed.

The name can be traced back to the 11th century when it first appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086, a comprehensive record of landholdings and population surveys compiled by order of William the Conqueror. The earliest documented spelling variations included Lincolne, Lincolne, and Lincolnia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname is found in the Cartulary of Oseney Abbey, which mentions a Willelmus de Linculnia in 1189. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the 12th century.

During the medieval period, the LINCON surname was closely associated with the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, a county in the East Midlands region of England. The city's name derives from the Old English words "lindo" (meaning "pool" or "lake") and "colonia" (meaning "colony" or "settlement"), further reinforcing the name's connection to geographic features.

One notable figure in history who bore the LINCON surname was Robert LINCON, a 13th-century English prelate who served as Bishop of Bangor from 1232 to 1238.

Another significant individual was William LINCON, born in 1272, a renowned English philosopher and theologian who lectured at the University of Oxford. He is known for his commentaries on Aristotle's works and his contributions to the development of medieval scholasticism.

In the 15th century, the LINCON surname appeared in the Paston Letters, a collection of correspondence between members of the Paston family, a wealthy and influential gentry family in Norfolk, England. One of the letters, dated 1472, mentions a John LINCON who was involved in legal disputes over land ownership.

The 17th century saw the birth of Edward LINCON (1602-1675), an English traveler and writer who documented his experiences in various parts of Europe and the Middle East.

In the 19th century, James LINCON (1823-1901) was a prominent English architect who designed several notable buildings, including the New Theatre Royal in Manchester and the Grand Theatre in Leeds.

While variations of the LINCON surname can be found worldwide due to migration and historical events, its roots remain firmly grounded in the English countryside, where individuals bearing this name once lived and worked among the flax fields and valleys that inspired its origin.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lincon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lincon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lincon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lincon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lincon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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