Lincoln is a male given name, and according to US data based on 2024 births, about 1 in 376 people are given the name. Lincoln is also a surname and sometimes masculine given name of Old English origin. The surname originates from the city of Lincoln, England, whose name means "lake/pool colony", combining the Brythonic word lynn with the Latin word colonia. This translates to 'town by the pool' or 'settler by the lake'. It has become a somewhat prominent first name for males in the United States (#781 out of 1220, Top 6 2018).
Family of President Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th United States president Samuel Lincoln (c. 1622 – 1690), immigrant ancestor of the president Abraham Lincoln (captain) (1744–1786), grandfather of the president Thomas Lincoln (1778–1851), father of the president Nancy Lincoln (1784–1818), mother of the president Mary Todd Lincoln (1818–1882), wife of the president Robert Todd Lincoln (1843–1926), son of the president Edward Baker Lincoln (1846–1850), son of the president William Wallace Lincoln (1850–1862), son of the president Tad Lincoln (1853–1871), son of the president Mary Harlan Lincoln (1846–1937), daughter-in-law of the president Gatewood Lincoln (1875–1957), first cousin once removed of the president and two-time governor of American Samoa
People with the surname Lincoln Abbey Lincoln (born Anna Marie Wooldridge) (1930–2010), American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress Andrew Lincoln (born Clutterbuck) (born 1973), English actor Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), American Revolutionary War general Beth Lincoln (born 1992), English children's writer Blanche Lincoln (born 1960), Arkansas senator Brad Lincoln (born 1985), American baseball pitcher Don Lincoln (born 1964), American physicist Elmo Lincoln (1889–1952), American film actor Evelyn Lincoln (1909–1995), personal secretary to John F. Kennedy from his election to the Senate in 1953 until his 1963 assassination Frederic Lincoln (disambiguation) Georgianna Lincoln (born 1943), American politician G. Gould Lincoln (1880–1974), American journalist Harry J. Lincoln (1878–1937), American composer Henry Lincoln (1930–2022), British author and actor Holly Lincoln (born 1985), Canadian soccer forward James Sullivan Lincoln (1811–1888), American portrait painter J. Virginia Lincoln (1915–2003), American physicist Joseph C. Lincoln (1870–1944), American author Kaliya Lincoln (born 2006), American artistic gymnast Keith Lincoln (1939–2019), American football player Lar Park Lincoln (1961–2025), American actress (surname is "Park Lincoln") Martha D. Lincoln (1838–1911), American author and journalist
Tribich Lincoln (1879–1943), Hungarian adventurer and con artist
People with the given name Lincoln
Lincoln Almond (1936–2023), American politician and attorney Lincoln Bancroft (1877–1942), American politician Lincoln J. Beachey (1887–1915), American aviator Lincoln Brewster (born 1971), Christian recording artist Lincoln Cássio de Souza Soares (born 1979), Brazilian footballer Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos (born 2000), Brazilian footballer Lincoln Chafee (born 1953), American politician Lincoln Davis (born 1943), American politician Lincoln Deal, Bahamian politician Lincoln Díaz-Balart (1954–2025), American politician Lincoln Ellsworth (1880–1951), American explorer Lincoln Henrique Oliveira dos Santos (born 1998), Brazilian footballer Lincoln Kennedy (born 1971), American footballer and broadcaster Lincoln Kirstein (1907–1996), American artist Lincoln Moses (1921–2006), American biostatistician Lincoln Pare (born 2001), American football player Lincoln Peirce (born 1963), American cartoonist and creator of Big Nate Lincoln Perera (died 2010), Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant Lincoln Perry (1902–1985), American comedian and actor Lincoln Ragsdale (1926–1995), American civil rights activist Lincoln Riley (born 1983), American football coach Lincoln Fernando Rocha da Silva (born 1996), Brazilian footballer George Lincoln Rockwell, (1918–1967), American politician sometimes referred to as Lincoln Rockwell Lincoln Sefcik (born 1999), American football player Lincoln Steffens (1866–1936), American investigative journalist Lincoln Victor (born 2001), American football player Lincoln Wallen, British-American computer scientist Lincoln Walsh (1903–1971), American inventor Lincoln Williams (born 1993), Australian volleyball player Lincoln Withers (born 1981), Australian rugby player Lincoln Wolfenstein (1923–2015), American physicist
Fictional characters Lincoln Burrows, a character in Prison Break Lincoln Loud, the main protagonist in The Loud House
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