Explore the Family Name Lints

The meaning of Lints

1. Americanized form of German Lintz or Linz. 2. In some cases probably also Flemish and Walloon: cognate of German Lintz 2. The surname Lints is rare in Belgium. Some characteristic forenames: French Thierry.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lints has experienced slight changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 50,055th most common surname and dropped slightly to the 53,538th position in 2010, marking a 6.96% decrease. The frequency of individuals bearing this name also saw a decrease from 393 in 2000 to 386 in 2010, showing a 1.78% reduction. The proportion of people with the Lints surname per 100,000 population also decreased by 13.33%, from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,055	#53,538	-6.96%
Count	393	386	-1.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lints

Discussing ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Lints surname identified as White, with an increase from 92.88% in 2000 to 95.08% in 2010. There was a small representation of those identifying with two or more races, showing a slight increase from 2.04% to 2.07% over the same decade. Notably, there was a significant drop in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.54% in 2000 to 1.81% in 2010, a decrease of 28.74%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Lints surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, and those identifying as Black dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.27% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.88%	95.08%	2.37%
Two or More Races	2.04%	2.07%	1.47%
Hispanic	2.54%	1.81%	-28.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.27%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%