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

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln (na ...

, 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'. As a result of its use to honor

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...

, 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

(1809–1865), the 16th United States president * Samuel Lincoln (c. 1622 – 1690), immigrant ancestor of the president *

Abraham Lincoln (captain) Captain Abraham Flowers Lincoln (May 13, 1744 – May 1786) was the paternal grandfather and namesake of the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was a military captain during the American Revolution, and a pioneer settler of Ken ...

(1744–1786), grandfather of the president *

Thomas Lincoln Thomas Lincoln Sr. (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 su ...

(1778–1851), father of the president * Nancy Lincoln (1784–1818), mother of the president *

Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (Birth name, née Todd; December 13, 1818July 16, 1882) was First Lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, in 1865. Mary Todd was born into a large and wealthy ...

(1818–1882), wife of the president *

Robert Todd Lincoln Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer and businessman. The eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln, he was the only one of their four children to survive past the teenage years ...

(1843–1926), son of the president * Edward Baker Lincoln (1846–1850), son of the president *

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

(1850–1862), son of the president *

Tad Lincoln Thomas "Tad" Lincoln (April 4, 1853 – July 15, 1871) was the fourth and youngest son of the 16th president of the United States Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln. Early life and education Thomas Lincoln was born on April 4, 1853, ...

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

(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 i ...

(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 1 ...

(born 1960), Arkansas senator * Brad Lincoln (born 1985), American baseball pitcher * Don Lincoln (born 1964), American physicist *

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, a ...

(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, Fairbanks, Alaska, Lincoln graduated from Lathrop High School (Alaska), Lathrop High School in Fairbanks in 1960. She went to Un ...

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

(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 (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 Laurie Jill "Lar" Park Lincoln (née Park; May 12, 1961 – April 22, 2025) was 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 List o ...

(1961–2025), American actress (surname is "Park Lincoln") * Martha D. Lincoln (1838–?), American author and journalist * Tribich Lincoln (1879–1943), Hungarian adventurer and con artist

People with the given name Lincoln

Lincoln Almond Lincoln Carter Almond (June 16, 1936 – January 2, 2023) was 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 was previously the United States Attorney ...

(1936–2023), American politician and attorney * Lincoln Bancroft (1877–1942), American politician * Lincoln J. Beachey (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 1990s. He is the former senior worship ...

(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 ...

(born 1953), American politician * Lincoln Davis (born 1943), American politician *

Lincoln Díaz-Balart Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart (born Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart y Caballero; August 13, 1954 – March 3, 2025) was a Cuban-American attorney and politician. A member of the United States Republican Party, Republican Party, he was the United State ...

(1954–2025), American politician *

Lincoln Ellsworth Lincoln Ellsworth (May 12, 1880 – May 26, 1951) was an American polar explorer, engineer, surveyor, and author. He led the first Arctic and Antarctic air crossings. Early life Linn Ellsworth was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 12, 1880. His ...

(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 an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the ...

(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 su ...

(1907–1996), American artist * Lincoln Moses (1921–2006), American biostatistician *

Lincoln Peirce Lincoln Peirce (pronounced "purse", born October 23, 1963) 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 young r ...

(born 1963), American cartoonist and creator of

Big Nate ''Big Nate'' (stylized as ''big NATE'' in the List of Big Nate collections, comic collections and ''BiG NATE'' in the Big Nate#Book series, books) is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce, syndicated since January ...

* 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 Fernando Rocha da Silva (born 1996), Brazilian footballer * Lincoln Sefcik (born 1999), American football player *

Lincoln Steffens Joseph Lincoln 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 " ...

(1866–1936), American investigative journalist * Lincoln Victor (born 2001), American football player * Lincoln Wallen, British-American computer scientist *

Lincoln Walsh Lincoln Walsh (November 3, 1903 – November 17, 1971) was an engineer and inventor. Early life and education Walsh received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1926. He later studied at Columbia Uni ...

(1903–1971), American inventor * Lincoln Williams (born 1993), Australian volleyball player * Lincoln Withers (born 1981), Australian rugby player *

Lincoln Wolfenstein Lincoln Wolfenstein (February 10, 1923 – March 27, 2015) was an American particle physics, particle physicist who studied the weak interaction. Wolfenstein was born in 1923 and obtained his PhD in 1949 from the University of Chicago. He retire ...

(1923–2015), American physicist

Fictional characters named Lincoln

*Lincoln Blake, a character in '' A Visit from the Goon Squad'' *

Lincoln Burrows This is a list of characters in the United States, American television series ''Prison Break''. The characters are listed alphabetically by their last name or by the name which appears in the episode credits. Overview : = Ensemble cast, Main c ...

, a character in ''Prison Break'' *Lincoln Campbell, one of the Inhuman agents in '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' *Lincoln Clay, the main protagonist in the video game ''

Mafia III ''Mafia III'' is a 2016 action-adventure video game developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K. It was released in October 2016 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, in May 2017 for macOS, and in October 2021 for Google Stadia. It is the ...

'' *Lincoln Loud, the main protagonist in ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a ...

'' *Lincoln Rice, DDS, a character in ''

Broad City ''Broad City'' is an American television sitcom created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. The sitcom, like the web serie ...

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