The Lino surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,625 people carried this name — #9,020 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 81,300 people counted. That is up 23% from 2,940 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,639 people named Lino 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 184 people named Lino.
31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Morbihan.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
130 people named Lino live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 78 people named Lino 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 Liège.
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 print
Lino in American newspapers,
1879.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,026,351 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Lino,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nuno Graceliano Lino 1859–1929 · composer -
Nuno Graceliano Lino 1859–1929 · composer
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Manuel António Lino 1865–1927 · physician -
Manuel António Lino 1865–1927 · physician -
Manuel António Lino 1865–1927 · physician
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Fernando Lino d. 2008 · film critic
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lino.
When the index is not enough
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