The name Lincoln comes from a surname, which is derived from the Old Welsh word "lynn" meaning "lake" or "pool", and the Latin word "colonia" meaning "colony, settlement".
Famous bearers
Bearers of the surname include Benjamin Lincoln (1733 - 1810), a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War;
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), the 16th President of the United States.
