Origin of the name Lincoln:
Transferred use of the surname derived from the city of Lincoln in northeastern England. The name is found written in Latin in the 7th century as Lindum Colonia, which is probably a Latinate rendering of the Welsh llyn (lake, pool) and the Latin colonia (colony).
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- #87 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #94 in Canada (Alberta)
- #95 in Australia (Victoria)
- #212 in United States
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