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Lintner - Liss

Most Comon Surname in this Range: Linton

Linton is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin and is the name of many towns throughout England, including Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Devon, Kent and Yorkshire and Scotland, including Peebleshire, East Linton and Roxburgshire. The name is likely derived from the Old English words “tun,” which means a farm or settlement and “lin,” which means a “lime tree.” As such, an individual who first used this surname was likely a farmer of lime trees.

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