Ling Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ling Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ling family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 402
Agricultural Labourer 122
Farm Labourer 35
Labourer 31
General Servant 29
Domestic Servant 27
Dress Maker 16
Laundress 14
Farm Labourer Wife 14
Shoe Maker 13
Housemaid 13
Agricultural Labourer Daughter 13
Servant 12
Annuitant 10
Gardener 10
Agricultural Labourer Son 10
Nurse 9
Agricultural Labourer Wife 9
House Keeper 8
Farmer 8
Groom 8
Blacksmith 8
No Occupation 8
Cook 7
General Servant Domestic 7

Ling Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Long 75% 147,647
2 Lang 75% 27,910
3 Ling 100% 21,313
4 Laing 80% 10,479
5 Leng 75% 5,219
6 Lange 60% 1,971
7 Linge 80% 1,131
8 Longe 60% 983
9 Ealing 67% 661
10 Eling 80% 567
11 Lung 75% 233
12 Lyng 75% 178
13 Aling 80% 173
14 Loung 60% 133
15 Luing 80% 118
16 Longue 50% 117

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The surname Ling is the 3rd most popular variant of Long.

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