The Linne surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 612 people carried this name — #36,525 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is down 15% from 723 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Linne.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
591 people named Linne 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 Linne,
with a public archive behind them.
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Otto Linne 1869–1937 · architect -
Kaarlo Linne 1866–1918
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Adolf Linne 1876–1929 · art dealer
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Henry B. Linne 1928–
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Aubrey Linne 1939– · American football player
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Larry Linne 1962– · American football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Linne.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Linne is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.