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

Linsangan, 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 Linsangan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Linsangan in America

Linsangan is the 93513th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Linsangan surname appeared 196 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 Linsangan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Linsangan 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 Linsangan

The surname LINSANGAN is believed to have originated in the Philippines, likely during the Spanish colonial period in the 16th to 19th centuries. It is thought to be derived from the Tagalog or Visayan words "linsangan" or "linsang," which refer to a small carnivorous mammal known as the linsang or musang.

This surname may have originated as a nickname or descriptive name for someone who was associated with or resembled the linsang in some way, perhaps due to their agility, hunting skills, or other characteristics. The addition of the Spanish suffix "-an" to the root word suggests it was a name given by the Spanish colonizers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname appears in the 1850s, when a man named Juan LINSANGAN was listed in historical records from the Visayas region of the Philippines. Another early example is Pedro LINSANGAN, born in 1872 in the province of Cebu.

In the late 19th century, a notable figure with this surname was Mariano LINSANGAN, a revolutionary leader from Negros Oriental who fought against Spanish colonial rule in the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1898.

During the American colonial period in the early 20th century, a prominent figure was Emilio LINSANGAN, a lawyer and politician from Iloilo who served as a member of the Philippine Commission, a precursor to the Philippine Legislature.

Another notable individual was Feliciano LINSANGAN, a businessman and landowner from Negros Occidental who was active in the early 20th century and played a role in the region's sugar industry.

While not a common surname globally, LINSANGAN remains present in various parts of the Philippines, particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao regions, where it is believed to have originated.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Linsangan

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

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 Linsangan 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 Linsangan 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 Linsangan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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