Lindgreen Surname

392,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lindgreen Surname User-submission:

Meaning: branch of a linden tree. The double e is from the sexton who misspelled the surname "Lindgren" as the family moved from Sweden to Denmark.

Lindgreen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark6371:8,861818
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Norway171:302,48730,120
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Lindgreen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: branch of a linden tree. The double e is from the sexton who misspelled the surname "Lindgren" as the family moved from Sweden to Denmark.

- ditt4511

Lindgreen Last Name Facts

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

Lindgreen has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindgreen? popularity and diffusion

Lindgreen is the 392,486th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. The surname Lindgreen is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Lindgreen reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Lindgreen is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is borne by 637 people, or 1 in 8,861. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 51 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 16 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 15 percent reside. Besides Denmark this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Lindgreen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lindgreen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 209 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lindgreen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lindgreen surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Lindgreen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning 340,937 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.22% less than the national average, earning $38,308 USD per year.

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