The surname is written 陵 and pronounced líng (ㄌㄧㄥˊ).
Reference: 陵的意思,陵的解释,陵的拼音,陵的部首,陵的笔顺-汉语国学
The supplied material explicitly lists 陵 (líng) as a currently rare surname, recorded as a Chinese-character surname entry. It does not establish that all bearers belong to one ethnic group or one national naming system.
The source reports the surname in Wujin in Jiangsu, Youxian in Hunan, Xintai in Shandong, Huainan in Anhui, Xiaoshan in Zhejiang, Taiwan, and other places. It gives neither population figures nor a statistical year, so no population-size conclusion can be drawn.
A person named Ling Mao lived during the Ming dynasty.
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