Linden Surname
Approximately 28,767 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLinden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,926 | 1:40,607 | 4,987 |
| Germany | 8,921 | 1:9,024 | 1,123 |
| Netherlands | 1,751 | 1:9,644 | 1,269 |
| Finland | 1,334 | 1:4,120 | 652 |
| England | 1,004 | 1:55,496 | 6,736 |
| South Africa | 871 | 1:62,202 | 7,834 |
| Brazil | 856 | 1:250,087 | 9,621 |
| Canada | 778 | 1:47,359 | 5,769 |
| Australia | 642 | 1:42,049 | 5,376 |
| France | 570 | 1:116,531 | 17,546 |
| Belgium | 433 | 1:26,551 | 4,223 |
| Luxembourg | 414 | 1:1,402 | 141 |
| Sweden | 355 | 1:27,737 | 2,260 |
| Scotland | 331 | 1:16,175 | 1,995 |
| Nepal | 260 | 1:109,542 | 2,199 |
| Northern Ireland | 167 | 1:11,048 | 1,701 |
| Ireland | 126 | 1:37,373 | 3,030 |
| Thailand | 106 | 1:666,399 | 111,628 |
| Israel | 104 | 1:82,285 | 9,899 |
| Norway | 86 | 1:59,794 | 8,537 |
| Denmark | 68 | 1:83,011 | 8,046 |
| Aruba | 65 | 1:1,592 | 225 |
| Estonia | 54 | 1:24,478 | 4,454 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Spain | 48 | 1:974,001 | 36,812 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Mexico | 42 | 1:2,955,386 | 22,751 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 120 | 1:36,916 | 3,461 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 362 | 1:67,335 | 7,663 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:76,392 | 4,290 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,050 | 1:47,827 | 5,473 |
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.
(Swedish) Dweller near the linden tree.
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.'
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindén | 94 | 6,571 | / |
| Lindèn | 94 | 20 | / |
| Lindeen | 92 | 640 | / |
| Lindeng | 92 | 116 | / |
| Lienden | 92 | 53 | / |
| Glinden | 92 | 13 | / |
| Lindien | 92 | 12 | / |
| Linde'n | 92 | 7 | / |
| Lindøen | 92 | 7 | / |
| Llinden | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lijnden | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lindenn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lindn | 91 | 423 | / |
| Lnden | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lindienė | 86 | 9 | / |
| L'Indien | 86 | 8 | / |
| Liendeen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Glinnden | 86 | 0 | / |
| Lenden | 83 | 459 | / |
| Lynden | 83 | 340 | / |
| Lindin | 83 | 337 | / |
| Lünden | 83 | 181 | / |
| Lindem | 83 | 150 | / |
| Lindne | 83 | 6 | / |
| Lindyn | 83 | 3 | / |
| Länden | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lindín | 83 | 2 | / |
| Limden | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lindenová | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lindenova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Linding | 77 | 356 | / |
| Lendeng | 77 | 279 | / |
| Lindina | 77 | 80 | / |
| Lendien | 77 | 52 | / |
| Lendeen | 77 | 6 | / |
| Laenden | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lendoen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lendent | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leenden | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lindion | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lynnden | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lyndeen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lindync | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lyndoen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Loenden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Liendin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lyonden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Linneheden | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lyndienė | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lyndyn | 67 | 122 | / |
| Lendengue | 67 | 107 | / |
| Lindim | 67 | 98 | / |
| Ländén | 67 | 14 | / |
| Löndén | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lendyn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lndeem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lindinova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lendem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyndén | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lendhn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lindingue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lindénová | 67 | 1 | / |
Linden Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Linden in the Marathi language | ||
| िंलडेन | inladena | 50 |
| िलण्डेन | ilandena | 25 |
| िलन्डेन | ilandena | 25 |
| Linden in the Russian language | ||
| Линден | linden | - |
| Linden in the Arabic language | ||
| ليندن | lyndn | - |
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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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