Explore the Family Name Linna

The meaning of Linna

Finnish: habitational name from farms so named, from linna ‘castle’. Established as a hereditary surname in southern and central Finland and Ostrobothnia since the 19th century. During the name-changing campaigns of the early 20th century, the name was used by Finns to replace Swedish surnames containing borg ‘castle’ and lind ‘lime tree’. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Eino, Waino, Arvo, Jorma, Mauno, Vesa.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Linna" saw a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from position 64,186 to 67,747, a change of -5.55%. In terms of actual counts, however, there was a marginal increase, with 291 occurrences in 2010 compared to 290 in 2000. This represents a growth rate of about 0.34% over the decade. The proportion per 100,000 of this surname also fell by -9.09%, indicating a relative decline in its usage.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#67,747	-5.55%
Count	290	291	0.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Linna

The ethnic identity associated with the Linna surname as per the Decennial U.S. Census data has seen some movement between 2000 and 2010. A significant increase can be observed among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, with a percentage change of 19.77%, moving from 1.72% in 2000 to 2.06% in 2010. Conversely, those identifying as White saw a slight decrease, from 96.55% in 2000 to 95.88% in 2010, a modest reduction of -0.69%. No changes were recorded for individuals identifying as two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.55%	95.88%	-0.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.72%	2.06%	19.77%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%