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Lin can be a pinyin transcription of one of several Chinese surnames, with 林 (pinyin Lín) being overwhelmingly the most common. The literal meaning of this surname is "forest". In Hong Kong and in Vietnam, the name takes the form "Lam" (but is actually pronounced phonetically "Lumm"). Lin is the 2^nd most common surname in Taiwan, with a population of 9% Taiwanese (2.1 million, 2005 estimate), only behind Chen. In mainland China (except Fujian) Lin is less common.

A rare Chinese surname which is also transcribed Lin is 藺 (pinyin Lìn).

Famous people surnamed 林:

Be aware that in Chinese language, the surname is always stated before the given name.

Lam, Ringo, movie director
Lam, Sandy (Lam Yik Lin), Hong Kong Cantopop singer
Lam, Wilfredo, Cuban artist
Liem Swie King, Indonesian badminton player
Lim, Alfredo, Filipino politician
Lim, Catherine, Malaysian-born Singaporean author
Lim Chin Siong, Singaporean trade union leader and politician
Lim Giong, Taiwanese musician and songwriter and actor
Lim, Ken, Singaporean record producer and composer
Lin Biao, Chinese Communist military and political leader
Lin, Maya, artist and architect
Lin Sang, People's Republic of China athlete
Lin Sen, Republic of China leader
Lin Wu Sheng
Lin Yang-kang, Taiwanese politician
Lin Yifeng, philosopher
Lin Yutang, Chinese writer
Lin Zexu, 19th century official and diplomat
Sudono Salim (Liem Sioe Liong), Indonesian tycoon
Lin, Cho-Liang, violinist

LIN also stands for Local Interconnect Network, which is a bus protocol for computer communications.

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