Lincoln is a surname and masculine given name of Old English origin. The surname originates from the city of

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, 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. As a result of its use to honor

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

, Lincoln 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

(1809–1865), the 16th United States president *

Samuel Lincoln Samuel Lincoln (born 1622 – died May 26, 1690) was an Englishman and progenitor of many notable United States political figures, including his 4th great-grandson, President Abraham Lincoln, Maine governor Enoch Lincoln, and Levi Lincoln Sr. an ...

(c. 1622 – 1690), immigrant ancestor of the president *John Lincoln (1716–1788), great-grandfather of the president *

Abraham Lincoln (captain) Captain Abraham Lincoln (May 13, 1744 – May 19, 1786) was the grandfather of the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was a military captain during the American Revolution, and a pioneer settler of Kentucky. Some historical source ...

(1744–1786), grandfather of the president *Bathsheba Lincoln (1750–1836), grandmother of the president *

Thomas Lincoln Thomas Lincoln (January 6, 1778 – January 17, 1851) was an American farmer, carpenter, and father of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Unlike some of his ancestors, Thomas could not write. He struggled to make a succes ...

(1778–1851), father of the president *

Nancy Lincoln Nancy Hanks Lincoln (February 5, 1784 – October 5, 1818) was the mother of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Her marriage to Thomas Lincoln also produced a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Thomas Jr. When Nancy and Thomas had been married for j ...

(1784–1818), mother of the president *Thomas Lincoln Jr. (1812–1812), younger brother of the president *

Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818July 16, 1882) served as First Lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Mary Lincoln was a member of a large and wealthy, slave-owning ...

(1818–1882), wife of the president *

Robert Todd Lincoln Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. He was the eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. Robert Lincoln became a business lawyer and company presid ...

(1843–1926), son of the president *

Edward Baker Lincoln Edward Baker Lincoln (March 10, 1846 – February 1, 1850) was the second son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was named after Lincoln's close friend, Edward Dickinson Baker. Both Abraham and Mary spelled his name "Eddy"; how ...

(1846–1850), son of the president *

William Wallace Lincoln William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln (December 21, 1850 – February 20, 1862) was the third son of President Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was named after Mary's brother-in-law, Dr. William Smith Wallace. He died of typhoid fever at the White H ...

(1850–1862), son of the president *

Tad Lincoln Thomas "Tad" Lincoln (April 4, 1853 – July 15, 1871) was the fourth and youngest son of Abraham Lincoln, Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. Early life and education Thomas Lincoln was born on April 4, 1853, the fourth son of Abraham Lincoln and Ma ...

(1853–1871), son of the president *

Mary Harlan Lincoln Mary Harlan Lincoln ( Mary Eunice Harlan; September 25, 1846 – March 31, 1937) was the daughter of United States Senator James Harlan and the wife of Robert Todd Lincoln. Life and family The eldest child of James Harlan and Ann Eli ...

(1846–1937), daughter-in-law of the president *Abraham Lincoln II (1873–1890), grandson of the president *

Gatewood Lincoln Gatewood Sanders Lincoln (August 5, 1875 – October 15, 1957) was a United States Navy officer who served as the governor of American Samoa. With Nathan Woodworth Post, Lincoln was one of only two American Samoan governors to serve non-consecutiv ...

(1875–1957), first cousin once removed of the president and two-time governor of American Samoa

People with the surname Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career out of deli ...

(born Anna Marie Wooldridge) (1930–2010) American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress *

Andrew Lincoln Andrew James Clutterbuck (born 14 September 1973), known professionally as Andrew Lincoln, is an English actor. His first major role was as the character Egg in the BBC drama ''This Life'' (1996–1997). Lincoln later portrayed Simon Casey in ...

(born Clutterbuck) (born 1973), English actor *

Benjamin Lincoln Benjamin Lincoln (January 24, 1733 ( O.S. January 13, 1733) – May 9, 1810) was an American army officer. He served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Lincoln was involved in three major surrender ...

(1733–1810), American Revolutionary War general *

Blanche Lincoln Blanche Lambert Lincoln (born Blanche Meyers Lambert; September 30, 1960) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to the Senate in 19 ...

(born 1960), Arkansas senator *

Brad Lincoln Brad Eric Lincoln (born May 25, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, and Philadelphia Phillies. Prior to playing professionally, he atten ...

(born 1985), American baseball pitcher *

Elmo Lincoln Elmo Lincoln (born Otto Elmo Linkenhelt; February 6, 1889June 27, 1952) was an American stage and film actor whose career in motion pictures spanned the silent and sound eras. He performed in over 100 screen productions between 1913 and 1952 and ...

(1889–1952), American film actor * Frederic Lincoln (disambiguation) *

Georgianna Lincoln Georgianna Lincoln (born February 22, 1943) is an American politician and businesswoman. Born in Fairbanks, Alaska Territory, Lincoln graduated from Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1960. She also went to University of Alaska Fairbank ...

(born 1943), American politician * G. Gould Lincoln (1880–1974), American journalist *

Harry J. Lincoln Harry James Lincoln ''aka'' Harry Jay Lincoln (13 April 1878 Shamokin, Pennsylvania – 19 April 1937 Philadelphia) was a music composer from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Career Aside from running his own publicat ...

(1878–1937), American composer *

Henry Lincoln Henry Soskin (12 February 1930 – 23 February 2022), better known as Henry Lincoln, was a British author, television presenter, scriptwriter, and actor. He co-wrote three '' Doctor Who'' multi-part serials in the 1960s, and — starting in t ...

(1930-2022), British author and actor * Holly Lincoln (born 1985), Canadian soccer forward *

James Sullivan Lincoln James Sullivan Lincoln (May 13, 1811 – January 18, 1888) was an American portrait painter based in Providence, Rhode Island. He has been called the "father of Rhode Island art" and the "father of art in Providence". His works include eleven port ...

(1811–1888), American portrait painter *

J. Virginia Lincoln Jeannette Virginia Lincoln (September 7, 1915 – August 1, 2003) was an American physicist. Early life Lincoln was born on September 7, 1915, in Ames, Iowa. He parents were Rush B. Lincoln and Jeannette Bartholomew Lincoln. Her father was ...

(1915–2003), American physicist *

Keith Lincoln Keith Payson Lincoln (May 8, 1939 – July 27, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a running back for eight seasons in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars bef ...

(1939–2019), American football player *

Lar Park Lincoln Laurie Jill "Lar" Park Lincoln (née Park; born May 12, 1961) is an American actress. She appeared in the 1987 film '' House II: The Second Story'' as Kate, the 1988 horror film '' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'' as Tina Shepard, and ...

(born 1961), American actor *

Martha D. Lincoln Martha D. Lincoln (1838 – October 6, 1911) was an American author and journalist of the long nineteenth century, widely known by her pen name, Bessie Beech. In 1882, she co-founded the Woman's National Press Association, which was the first cha ...

(1838–?), American author and journalist *

Tribich Lincoln Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln ( hu, Trebitsch-Lincoln Ignác, german: link=no, Ignaz Thimoteus Trebitzsch; 4 April 1879 – 6 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born adventurer and convicted Confidence trick, con artist. Of Jewish descent, he s ...

(1879–1943), Hungarian adventurer and con artist

People with the given name Lincoln

Lincoln Almond Lincoln Carter Almond (born June 16, 1936) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 72nd Governor of Rhode Island from 1995 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the Distri ...

(born 1936), American politician and attorney *

Lincoln Bancroft Lincoln Bancroft (June 30, 1877 – July 16, 1942) was an American businessman and politician. Biography Born in Johnstown, Illinois, Johnstown, Cumberland County, Illinois, Bancroft studied law in Greenup, Illinois. He was in the real esta ...

(1877–1942), American politician *

Lincoln J. Beachey Lincoln Beachey (March 3, 1887 – March 14, 1915) was a pioneer American aviator and barnstormer. He became famous and wealthy from flying exhibitions, staging aerial stunts, helping invent aerobatics, and setting aviation records. He was kn ...

(1887–1915), American aviator *

Lincoln Brewster Lincoln Brewster (born July 30, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian musician and worship pastor. As a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Brewster became a sought-after session guitarist in the early 90s. Brewster is the former senior wo ...

(born 1971), Christian recording artist * Lincoln Cássio de Souza Soares (born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos (born 2000), Brazilian footballer *

Lincoln Chafee Lincoln Davenport Chafee ( ; born March 26, 1953) is an American politician. He was mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island from 1993 to 1999, a United States Senator from 1999 to 2007, and the 74th Governor of Rhode Island from 2011 to 2015. He was a m ...

(born 1953), American politician *

Lincoln Davis Lincoln Edward Davis (born September 13, 1943) is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One. Early life, education and career Davis ...

(born 1943), American politician *

Lincoln Díaz-Balart Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart (born Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart y Caballero; August 13, 1954) is a Cuban-American attorney and politician. He was the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously ...

(born 1954), American politician *

Lincoln Ellsworth Lincoln Ellsworth (May 12, 1880 – May 26, 1951) was a polar explorer from the United States and a major benefactor of the American Museum of Natural History. Biography Lincoln Ellsworth was born on May 12, 1880, to James Ellsworth and Eva F ...

(1880–1951), American explorer * Lincoln Henrique Oliveira dos Santos (born 1998), Brazilian footballer *

Lincoln Kennedy Tamerlane Lincoln Kennedy (born Tamerlane Fizel Kennedy Jr.; February 12, 1971) is a former football offensive tackle. He played college football at Washington, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. A first-round selection in the 19 ...

(born 1971), American footballer and broadcaster *

Lincoln Kirstein Lincoln Edward Kirstein (May 4, 1907 – January 5, 1996) was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, philanthropist, and cultural figure in New York City, noted especially as co-founder of the New York City Ballet. He developed and sus ...

(1907–1996), American artist * Lincoln Olivetti (1954–2015), Brazilian arranger and conductor *

Lincoln Loud ''The Loud House'' is an American sitcomedy multimedia franchise based on creator Chris Savino's own experiences with his large family, primarily based on the television series ''The Loud House'' (2016–present), its Spin-off (media), spin-off se ...

, the main protagonist in ''The Loud House'' *

Lincoln Peirce Lincoln Peirce (born October 23, 1963) (pronounced "purse") is an American cartoonist and animator, best known as the creator of the successful '' Big Nate'' comic strip and as the author/illustrator of a series of ''Big Nate'' novels for youn ...

(born 1963), American cartoonist and creator of

Big Nate ''Big Nate'' (stylized as ''big NATE'' in the comic collections and ''BiG NATE'' in the books) is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce, syndicated since January 7, 1991. The strip follows sixth-grader Nate Wright, ...

* Lincoln Perera (died 2010), Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant * Lincoln Perry (1902–1985), American comedian and actor *

Lincoln Ragsdale Lincoln Johnson Ragsdale Sr. (July 27, 1926 – June 9, 1995) was an influential leader in the Phoenix-area Civil Rights Movement. Known for his outspokenness, Ragsdale was instrumental in various reform efforts in the Valley, including voting r ...

(1926–1995), American civil rights activist * Lincoln Fernando Rocha da Silva (born 1996), Brazilian footballer *

Lincoln Steffens Lincoln Austin Steffens (April 6, 1866 – August 9, 1936) was an American investigative journalist and one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era in the early 20th century. He launched a series of articles in ''McClure's'', called "Twe ...

(1866–1936), American investigative journalist *

Lincoln Wallen Lincoln Wallen is a British-American computer scientist and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Improbable (company), Improbable. He is the former CTO of DreamWorks Animation. Wallen received a first-class degree in Mathematics and Physics fr ...

, British-America computer scientist *

Lincoln Walsh Lincoln Walsh (November 3, 1903 – November 17, 1971) was an engineer and inventor. Walsh was educated at Stevens Institute of Technology, Columbia University and at Brooklyn College. After World War II, he founded Brooks Electronics Inc. ...

(1903–1971), American inventor * Lincoln Williams (born 1993), Australian volleyball player *

Lincoln Withers Lincoln Withers (born 7 May 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. Withers also played for Crusaders and in the NRL for the Canberra Raiders, St George I ...

(born 1981), Australian rugby player *

Lincoln Wolfenstein Lincoln Wolfenstein (February 10, 1923, Cleveland, Ohio – March 27, 2015, Oakland, California) was an American particle physicist who studied the weak interaction. Wolfenstein was born in 1923 and obtained his PhD in 1949 from the University ...

(1923–2015), American physicist

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