Söderlind Surname

238,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Söderlind Surname User-submission:

This is a Swedish surname, meaning, dweller by the southern lime tree (linden). It is derived from the Swedish words söder, meaning 'southern', 'south', and lind, meaning 'linden', 'lime tree'. It was given to someone who commonly lived by a lime tree which was notably south compared to others.

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Söderlind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,6451:5,986559
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Norway101:514,22941,629
Finland71:785,24338,644
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Soderlind (341) are calculated separately.

Söderlind Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Swedish surname, meaning, dweller by the southern lime tree (linden). It is derived from the Swedish words söder, meaning 'southern', 'south', and lind, meaning 'linden', 'lime tree'. It was given to someone who commonly lived by a lime tree which was notably south compared to others.

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Söderlind Last Name Facts

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

Söderlind is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Soderlind. Click here for other potential spellings of Söderlind.

How Common Is The Last Name Söderlind? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 238,041st most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,324,953 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Söderlind reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 1,645 people, or 1 in 5,986. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent reside, Västernorrland County, where 19 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 7 percent reside. Barring Sweden Söderlind is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Söderlind Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Söderlind has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Söderlind last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soderlind96341/
Söderlindh95135/
Söderlin9446/
Söderling89731/
Saderlind890/
Soderlindh848/
Soederlind842/
Sederlin82100/
Soderlin8262/
Saderlin821/
Jäderlind7813/
Saderlen714/
Sodarlnd711/
Cederlin710/
Cedarlind674/
Cederlien671/
Cedarlnd591/

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