Linden Surname

19,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Linden Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Dweller at a Lime- or Linden - Tree [Middle English lind, lynde (linden, prop. adj.), Old English lind = Old Norse lind (= Ger. linde] Was nevere leef upon lynde Lighter therafter.—Piers Plowman, 769-70.

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Linden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,9261:40,6074,987
Germany8,9211:9,0241,123
Netherlands1,7511:9,6441,269
Finland1,3341:4,120652
England1,0041:55,4966,736
South Africa8711:62,2027,834
Brazil8561:250,0879,621
Canada7781:47,3595,769
Australia6421:42,0495,376
France5701:116,53117,546
Belgium4331:26,5514,223
Luxembourg4141:1,402141
Sweden3551:27,7372,260
Scotland3311:16,1751,995
Nepal2601:109,5422,199
Northern Ireland1671:11,0481,701
Ireland1261:37,3733,030
Thailand1061:666,399111,628
Israel1041:82,2859,899
Norway861:59,7948,537
Denmark681:83,0118,046
Aruba651:1,592225
Estonia541:24,4784,454
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Bahamas481:8,161696
Spain481:974,00136,812
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Wales271:114,6128,773
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Austria211:405,49741,758
Singapore211:262,27211,611
China181:75,962,3094,162
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
India61:127,844,230863,365
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belize11:355,4743,977
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
San Marino11:33,214932
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1201:36,9163,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3621:67,3357,663
Scotland491:76,3924,290
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0501:47,8275,473

The alternate forms: Lindén (6,571) & Lindèn (20) are calculated separately.

Linden (10,726) may also be a first name.

Linden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Dweller at a Lime- or Linden - Tree [Middle English lind, lynde (linden, prop. adj.), Old English lind = Old Norse lind (= Ger. linde] Was nevere leef upon lynde Lighter therafter.—Piers Plowman, 769-70.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Swedish) Dweller near the linden tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Linden is a pan-Germanic surname found amongst various Germanic-speaking populations, from the English to the Germans to the Ashkenazi. It refers to the Linden tree, a genus of trees common in northern Europe and also known as 'basswood.'

- archeroftheeyes

Linden Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Linden Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Linden (Arabic: ليندن, Marathi: िंलडेन, Russian: Линден) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lindén or Lindèn. For other potential spellings of Linden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Linden? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,106th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 253,330 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Linden live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 39 percent live in Germanic Europe. Linden is also the 58,489th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 10,726 people.

The surname Linden is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 8,926 people, or 1 in 40,607. In The United States Linden is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Linden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Linden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Linden last name grew 850 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 277 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 676 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 105 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Linden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States Linden are 8.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Linden earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 16.79% more than the national average, earning R 277,548 per year; in United States they earn 12.06% more than the national average, earning $48,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $56,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lindén946,571/
Lindèn9420/
Lindeen92640/
Lindeng92116/
Lienden9253/
Glinden9213/
Lindien9212/
Linde'n927/
Lindøen927/
Llinden923/
Lijnden921/
Lindenn921/
Lindn91423/
Lnden911/
Lindienė869/
L'Indien868/
Liendeen861/
Glinnden860/
Lenden83459/
Lynden83340/
Lindin83337/
Lünden83181/
Lindem83150/
Lindne836/
Lindyn833/
Länden832/
Lindín832/
Limden831/
Lindenová802/
Lindenova802/
Linding77356/
Lendeng77279/
Lindina7780/
Lendien7752/
Lendeen776/
Laenden775/
Lendoen773/
Lendent771/
Leenden771/
Lindion771/
Lynnden771/
Lyndeen771/
Lindync771/
Lyndoen770/
Loenden770/
Liendin770/
Lyonden770/
Linneheden753/
Lyndienė714/
Lyndyn67122/
Lendengue67107/
Lindim6798/
Ländén6714/
Löndén6712/
Lendyn6711/
Lndeem673/
Lindinova672/
Lendem671/
Lyndén671/
Lemden671/
Lendhn671/
Lindingue671/
Lindénová671/

Linden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linden in the Marathi language
िंलडेनinladena50
िलण्डेनilandena25
िलन्डेनilandena25
Linden in the Russian language
Линденlinden-
Linden in the Arabic language
ليندنlyndn-

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Linden Reference & Research

Lind DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

London-Landon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lind FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

London-Landon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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