Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
LINCOLN
There are approximately 5,915 people named Lincoln in the UK. That makes it the 1,767th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 94 are named Lincoln.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
LinkLinck
Lincolnn
Lincolns
Liincoln
Linckolne
Lincolno
Lincolnes
Lincolnie
Lincolnr
Lincolne
Lincolnas
Lincolnia
Linchon
Linckkolne
Lincoll
Lincole
Lincolnsh
Lincolner
Lincolnin
Lincolnmo
Lincolin
The Lincoln surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From Lincoln in England. The name is derived from Lin in the Gaelic, Welsh, and Cor. Br., which signifies a pool, pond, or lake, and coln, the ridge or neck of a hill, so called from its situation, as it occupies the top and side of a steep hill on the river Witham, which here divides into three streams.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LINCOLN. The city.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.