The Alin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 173 people carried this name — #103,655 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 19% from 145 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 180 people named Alin.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Haute-Saône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 98 people named Alin live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Mendoza.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Alin live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
655 people named Alin are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Alin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Oscar Alin 1846–1900 · politician -
Svante Alin 1852–1930 · priest -
Alexander Alin 1853–1915 · merchant -
Jonas Alin 1779–1851 · politician
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Edvard Alin 1859–1935 · gynecologist
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Folke Alin 1878–1923
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Alin.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Alin is.
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