Explore the Family Name Limb

The meaning of Limb

1. English: topographic name from Middle English limbe ‘the land bordering a river’. 2. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 林, probably based on its Teochew, Hokkien, or Taiwanese pronunciation. See Lin 1.

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How common is the last name Limb in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Limb saw a minor decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 33,830th most common and dropped to the 35,812th spot in 2010, marking a change of -5.86%. The count of people carrying the surname also slightly decreased from 635 to 627 during this period, representing a -1.26% change. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname declined by 12.5%, moving from 0.24 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,830	#35,812	-5.86%
Count	635	627	-1.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.21	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Limb

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Limb shifted somewhat over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 11.25% from 15.91% to 17.7%. Individuals claiming two or more races also saw a slight increase in their representation, rising 1.82% to make up 1.12% of those with the surname. Notably, the Hispanic population showed a significant growth, increasing by 162.03% even though it still represents a small portion of the total at 2.07%. Those identifying as White remained the majority but experienced a reduction from 81.57% to 77.99%, a decrease of 4.39%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.57%	77.99%	-4.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	15.91%	17.7%	11.25%
Hispanic	0.79%	2.07%	162.03%
Two or More Races	1.1%	1.12%	1.82%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%