How common is the last name Lincoln?

15,912 people in the United States have the last name Lincoln, about 1 in 18,784. It ranks #2,230 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LINCOLN

#2,230

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,912
About
1 in 18,784
This common or more
49.1%
Who bears it

Of the 15,912 people with the last name Lincoln, 71.8% reported their origin as White, 13.4% as Black and 5.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Lincoln

#2,228 Jin · 15,932#2,229 Pickens · 15,919#2,231 Coe · 15,911#2,232 Dow · 15,891

Also a first name

As a first name, Lincoln ranks #761 of 53,615, with 66,384 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2017, with 8,443 births. See Lincoln as a first name

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