Lynde Surname

224,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Lynde Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lind,' i.e. the linden-tree, modernly, the lime-tree. Lind is the true subs., and linden, like woollen or golden, is the adj. (Skeat). Lind is the root of many local names, such as Lyndhurst, Lindley, Lindale, and Lindow, which see.

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Lynde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4831:244,40923,286
Canada2211:166,72216,788
England291:1,921,31276,208
France231:2,887,944200,772
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Wales41:773,63329,106
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5911:84,9728,854

Lynde (1,642) may also be a first name.

Lynde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lind,' i.e. the linden-tree, modernly, the lime-tree. Lind is the true subs., and linden, like woollen or golden, is the adj. (Skeat). Lind is the root of many local names, such as Lyndhurst, Lindley, Lindale, and Lindow, which see.

Henry de la Lynde. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Robert ate Lynde, temp. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas de la Lynde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1596. Humphrey Linde, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1800. Married — Peter Snowdon and Harriot Linde: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A surname in the parish of Tarves, Aberdeenshire. Norman Lind, parochiner of Botryphnie, appears in 1648 (Strothbogie, p. 84), and Alexander Lind in Seaton of Cairnbulg in 1785 (Aberdeen CR.). Perhaps same as Linn with accretionary d.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Lind, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name of Lynne was assumed by the proprietors of the lands and barony of Lynne, in Ayrshire, as soon as surnames became hereditary in Scotland. B.L.G. Lind is Scotch for a lime tree. Jamieson. In England the name occurs in the XIV. century, as De la Lynde-"of the Linden, or lime tree." This surname is found in most of the Teutonic languages. The French name Tilleul is synonymous.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. (Swedish, Saxon, Danish, and Dutch.) A place where the lime or linden—treea grow.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

A Scottish surname, mostly found in the south west. It means 'waterfall'. Many Lindes emmigrated to South Africa and Ireland.

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Lynde Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lynde (Russian: Лындэ) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lynde.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynde? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lynde is the 224,314th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,017,390 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Lynde live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 190,241st most numerous first name at a global level, held by 1,642 people.

The last name Lynde is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,483 people, or 1 in 244,409. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 7 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Arizona, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Lynde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lynde has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lynde last name rose 251 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lynde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lynde surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lynde last name are 18.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lynde earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $47,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.16% more than the national average, earning $56,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyndie916/
Lyndee915/
Lynnde911/
Lyonde911/
Linde8028,414/
Lende8019,894/
Lynda801,551/
Lyndy8020/
Lyndi809/
Lndhe802/
Lınde801/
Lndee801/
Linder7344,919/
Lindhe731,239/
Lendhe73927/
Lindes73662/
Lindie73662/
Lindez73448/
Lionde73357/
Lindey73312/
Lindet73263/
Lindee73241/
Lendes73234/
Lendez73186/
Luende73178/
Lindøe73152/
Lendeh7397/
Lendea7376/
Lündee7358/
Llende7352/
Liende7346/
Laende7339/
Lendey7329/
Lennde7327/
Lendge7322/
Loende7322/
Lindje7316/
Lendje7316/
Lynnda7314/
Luinde7311/
Lendie7310/
Líndez739/
Lendep737/
Glinde737/
Lindeh735/
Leunde734/
Lendei734/
Lynday733/
Lhende733/
Lendeu733/
Lindeu733/
Leende732/
Lendet732/
Lindep732/
Lyndio732/
Lynndi731/
Lindea731/
Lended731/
Hlende731/
Lendee731/
Lünder731/
Lindée731/
Lyondi731/
Léndez731/
Líndes731/
Hlinde731/
Lendech6761/
Lindeis6730/
Lindeer6716/
Laendhe6710/
Lindher679/
Loendhe678/
Lenndhe676/
Lendhey676/
Lnda676/
Glindee675/
Lindhed674/
Lindett673/
Lindeås673/
Lindhei673/
Lindeat672/
Lndi672/
Lindeha671/
Linnder671/
Lisndey671/
Laendey671/
Lendets671/
Lennder671/
Llendez671/
Llinder671/
Lindije671/
L'Linde671/
Leundee671/
Linderå671/
Lindest671/
Lindeår671/
Liendeh671/
Ålinder671/
D'Lynda671/
Lindhie671/
Lndy671/
Lyndych671/
Laendie671/
Lendeas670/

Lynde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lynde in the Russian language
Лындэlynde-

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Lynde Reference & Research

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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.

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