Family name Lean (Lean 
, 利恩 
, לין 
) , all over the world, is a common surname. The surname Lean is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Malaysia, Australia, and the United States. Likewise, Lean is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Lean | Malaysia, United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Philippines |
| 利恩 | China |
| לין | Israel |
| lean bear Cheyenne peace chief (b. 1813) |
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| alexander lean Runholder, architect, military volunteer, musician (1824-1893), NZ (b. 1824) |
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cecil lean Canadian-American actor (1878-1935), CA (b. 1878) |
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| francis lean officer, Royal Marine Light Infantry (b. 1828) |
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| vincent stuckey lean (b. 1820) |
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david lean British film director (1908–1991), GB (b. 1908) |
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| joel lean (1859-1904) (b. 1859) |
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| robert lean (1874-1951) (b. 1874) |
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| james lean (b. 1888) |
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| jack lean Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1899) |
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judith l. lean Australian-American solar and climate scientist, AU (b. 1953) |
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| mervyn keith lean (1904-1980) (b. 1904) |
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| douglas abbott lean (1905-1985) (b. 1905) |
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| florie eliza lean (born 1908) (b. 1908) |
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| richard hamann-mac lean German art historian, DE (b. 1908) |
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