Lindgren Surname

13,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lindgren Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Linden-tree branch.

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Lindgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden23,5111:41923
United States10,7431:33,7394,213
Finland2,8581:1,923293
Norway9711:5,296515
Denmark7181:7,862715
Canada6971:52,8636,338
Australia2981:90,59010,393
England1881:296,37322,665
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
Thailand891:793,689128,670
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
China91:151,924,6187,954
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
France81:8,302,840321,660
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Malta41:107,5681,849
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Belize21:177,7373,502
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
San Marino11:33,214932
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2941:170,81215,404

The alternate forms: Lindgrén (85) are calculated separately.

Lindgren (46) may also be a first name.

Lindgren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Linden-tree branch.

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

User-submitted Reference

The Swedish word LIND is the Linden tree in English. The Swedish word GREN is Branch in English. So the information above is incorrect. (woodland is LUND in Swedish and green is GRÖN)

So the translation of Lindgren is "Linden Branch" in English.

- anglonordic

In swedish, "Lind" means "Woods" (or "Woodland") and "gren" means "Green", so the meaning of "Lindgren" in english is "green woods", or "green woodland".

- paulo_lindgren

Lindgren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lindgren (Arabic: لندغرين, Russian: Линдгрен) is found most in Sweden. It can also occur as a variant: Lindgrén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindgren? popularity and diffusion

Lindgren is the 13,722nd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 179,152 people. The surname Lindgren occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Lindgren reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in Scandinavia. Lindgren is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 46 people.

Lindgren is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 23,511 people, or 1 in 419. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent live and Västerbotten County, where 10 percent live. Besides Sweden it occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Finland, where 7 percent live.

Lindgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lindgren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lindgren last name grew 3,654 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 6,267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lindgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lindgren surname are 8.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.49% registered with the party.

The amount Lindgren earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning 311,076 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning R 259,248 per year; in United States they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $47,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $50,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lindgren Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lindgren in the Russian language
Линдгренlindgren-
Lindgren in the Arabic language
لندغرينlndghryn-

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