Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
LING
There are approximately 7,546 people named Ling in the UK. That makes it the 1,429th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 119 are named Ling.
Region of origin
Asia
Country of origin
China
Language of origin
Chinese
Religion of origin
Unknown
Classification
Unknown
Related and similar surnames
LingeLingg
Lingao
Liang
Lin
Lingad
Lingam
Linger
Lingar
Line
Lingat
Lingen
Lingel
Lihng
Liing
Linga
Linges
Lingai
Lingaa
Lingge
Lingay
Lingey
Lingew
Lingga
Linggi
Lingco
Linggo
Lingas
Lingau
Linggai
Lingcai
Lingde
Linc
The Ling surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Teutonic.) English, long, heath; also, a species of long grass; a long, slender fish.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LING. Heath, in some dialects, is so called — also a fish ; but a more probable derivation is from one of the two parishes of Ling in Somersetshire and in Norfolk. NEYf LING. Probably Newlyn, a parish in Cornwall.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.