Lind is a surname of both Swedish and Estonian origin. In Swedish, it is the word for the linden tree. In Estonian, it is the word for bird.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 36.1% of all known bearers of the surname ''Lind'' were residents of the

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(frequency 1:17,107), 26.2% of Sweden (1:644), 8.0% of

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(1:17,143), 7.7% of

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(1:1,255), 3.9% of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

(1:2,278), 3.1% of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...

(1:3,054), 2.3% of

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(1:27,037), 2.0% of Australia (1:20,530), 1.5% of

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...

(1:1,539) and 1.4% of

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(1:10,630). As of 1 January 2021, 369 men and 407 women have the surname Lind in

. Lind is 112th most common surname for men in Estonia, and the 112th most common surname for women. The surname Lind is most commonly found in

Hiiu County Hiiu County ( et, Hiiu maakond or ''Hiiumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia, being the smallest county both in terms of area and population. It consists of Hiiumaa (German and sv, Dagö), the second largest island of Estonia, and several s ...

, where there 17.86 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the surname.Nimede statistika
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Gävleborg County Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle. Provinces Gävleborg Co ...

(1:368) * 2.

Dalarna County Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden ( Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hed ...

(1:421) * 3.

Uppsala County Uppsala County ( sv, Uppsala län) is a county or '' län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea. ...

(1:451) * 4.

Norrbotten County Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares border ...

(1:454) * 5.

Östergötland County Östergötland County ( sv, Östergötlands län) is a county or '' län'' in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the ...

(1:480) * 6.

Värmland County Värmland County (''Värmlands län'') is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Viken and Innlandet to the west. Prince ...

(1:505) * 7.

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County ( sv, Västerbottens län) is a county or '' län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf ...

(1:511) * 8.

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county ('' län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western ...

(1:519) * 9.

Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland. The counties are mainly administrative units. Ge ...

(1:542) * 10.

Södermanland County Södermanland County ( sv, Södermanlands län) is a county or '' län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is ...

(1:597) * 11.

Jämtland County Jämtland County ( sv, Jämtlands län, ) is a county or '' län'' in the middle of Sweden consisting of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small uninhabited strips ...

(1:602) * 12.

Västmanland County Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's ...

(1:627) * 13.

Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Sept ...

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Film, stage and television

* Arvi Lind (born 1940), Finnish television news presenter * Dagny Lind (1902–1992), Swedish film actress * Della Lind (1906–1999), Austrian/American actress and operatic soprano *

Emily Alyn Lind Emily Alyn Lind (born 2001/2002) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, when she was known for her recurring role as young Amanda Clarke on the ABC series ''Revenge'', and for her role as Ariel on the CBS medical dram ...

(born 2002), American actress * John Lind (female impersonator) (1877–1940), Swedish female impersonator, singer and dancer *

Letty Lind Letitia Elizabeth Rudge (21 December 1861 – 27 August 1923), known professionally as Letty Lind, was an English actress, singer, dancer and acrobat, best known for her work in burlesque at the Gaiety Theatre, and in musical theatre at Daly's ...

(1861–1923), English actress, dancer and acrobat * Sarah Lind (born 1982), Canadian actress * Traci Lind (born 1968), American film actress

Music

Bob Lind Robert Neale Lind (born November 25, 1942) is an American folk-music singer-lyricist, who helped define the 1960s folk rock movement in the U.S. and UK. Lind is well known for his transatlantic hit record, " Elusive Butterfly", which reached ...

(born 1942), American folk music singer/songwriter *

Espen Lind Espen Lind (born 13 May 1971) is a Norwegian record producer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is one half of the production team Espionage, and together with his long time partner Amund Bjorklund he has written and/or produced ...

(born 1971), Norwegian musician * Eva Lind (born 1966), Austrian operatic soprano *

Jenny Lind Johanna Maria "Jenny" Lind (6 October 18202 November 1887) was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and a ...

(1820–1887), Swedish opera singer *

Jon Lind Jonathan Gus Lind (April 14, 1948 – January 15, 2022), professionally known as Jon Lind, was an American songwriter, performer and A&R Executive Biography Lind was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 14, 1948, and raised in New York City. H ...

(fl. 1970–2000s), American songwriter and performer *

Mark Lind The Ducky Boys are a street punk band from Boston. Since forming in 1995 in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, the band has released six full-length albums and over 80 songs. The band's name is derived from the name of an Irish street gan ...

(fl. 2000s), American singer/songwriter *

Olle Lind Olle Lind is a Swedish jazz trombonist. In the 1970s and 1980s Lind led such ensembles as Regionmusiken Gotland and Visby Big Band. radiojazzgruppen Radiojazzgruppen (The Radio Jazz Group) was a Swedish band led by Arne Domnérus (1967–78) and ...

(fl. 1970–1980s), Swedish musician *

Zach Lind Jimmy Eat World is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Mesa, Arizona. The band is composed of lead vocalist and lead guitarist Jim Adkins, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch, and drummer Zach Lind. They ha ...

(fl. 1990–2000s), American musician * Sebastian Lind (born 1988), Danish musician

Politics

Albert Lind Sir Albert Eli Lind (21 February 1878 – 26 June 1964) was an Australian farmer and politician. Early life Lind was born in 1878 in East Charlton, Victoria, the son of Oliver Nicholas Lind, a farmer from Denmark, and his Welsh wife Mary Ann C ...

(1878–1964), Australian politician, Country Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly * Amanda Lind (born 1980), Swedish politician *

Greg Lind Gregor H. Lind was a Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate, representing District 50 from 2005 through 2008.Ivar Lykke Falch Lind Ivar Lykke Falch Lind (27 February 1870 – 2 July 1951) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1903, and served one term. From 1920 to 1912 he served as a deputy representat ...

(1870–?), Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party *

James F. Lind James Francis Lind (October 17, 1900 – April 11, 1975) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and career James F. Lind was born in York, Pennsylvania, the son of William E. and Alice E. (n ...

(1900–1975), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives * Jim Lind (politician) (1913–1980), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons *

John Lind (politician) John Lind (March 25, 1854 – September 18, 1930) was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as the 14th Governor of Minnesota from 1899 to 1901 and represented the state in the United States Congress for four terms. Lind also played a ...

(1854–1930), American politician *

Nathalie Lind Nathalie Lind (1 October 1918 – 11 January 1999) was a Danish jurist and politician from Venstre. She notably served as minister of justice from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1978 to 1979, while concurrently also being minister of culture for t ...

(1918–1999), Danish politician *

Rikke Lind Rikke Lind (born 27 June 1968) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Oslo as a daughter of an independent businessperson. She finished her secondary education at Nesodden in 1988 and graduated as a teacher from Oslo Uni ...

(born 1968), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party

Science, medicine and technology

* Artur Lind (1927–1989), Estonian molecular biologist * David A. Lind (1918–2015), American physicist and mountain climber * Don L. Lind (1930–2022), American astronaut *

James Lind James Lind (4 October 1716 – 13 July 1794) was a Scottish doctor. He was a pioneer of naval hygiene in the Royal Navy. By conducting one of the first ever clinical trials, he developed the theory that citrus fruits cured scurvy. Lind arg ...

(1716–1794), Scottish pioneer of naval hygiene * Jens Lind (1874–1939), Danish apothecary and botanist *

Samuel C. Lind Samuel Colville Lind (June 15, 1879 – February 12, 1965) was a radiation chemist, referred to as "the father of modern radiation chemistry". He gained his B.A in 1899 at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. After a short spell ...

(1879–1965), American radiation chemist

Sport

* Adam Lind (born 1983), American baseball player *

Andreas Lind Andreas Lind (13 July 1922 - 26 January 1982) was a Danish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s. He won two medals at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen with a silver in the K-1 4 x 500 m: and a bronze in t ...

(1922–1982), Danish sprint canoer * Angelita Lind (born 1959), Puerto Rican track and field athlete * Björn Lind (born 1978), Swedish cross country skier *

Carl Johan Lind Carl Johan "Massa" Lind (25 May 1883 – 2 February 1965) was a Swedish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, missing the 1916 Games that were cancelled due to World War I. In 1912 he finished fifth in the hamm ...

(1883–1965), Swedish athlete in 1912 Summer Olympics *

Carl Lind (baseball) Henry Carl Lind (September 19, 1903 – August 2, 1946) was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1927 through 1930 for the Cleveland Indians. In a four season career, Lind posted a .272 ...

(1903–2001), American baseball player * Caroline Lind (born 1982), American rower * Dustin Lind, American baseball coach * Folke Lind (1913–?), Swedish football player *

Haakon Lind Haakon Lind (August 11, 1906 – June 28, 1955) was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de ...

(1906–1955), Norwegian boxer who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

* Harry Lind (1906–1986), Scottish international rugby union player * Hasse Pavia Lind (born 1979), Danish athlete * Jack Lind (born 1946), American Major League Baseball player * Jim Lind (born 1947), American football player and coach *

Joan Lind Joan Louise Lind (later, Joan Van Blom; September 26, 1952 – August 28, 2015) was an American rower. Olympian She competed for United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics, held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Single sculls event where she ...

(1952–2015), American rower * Johan Lind (born 1942), Norwegian speed skater *

José Lind José Lind Salgado, nicknamed "Chico", (Born May 1, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman, and former manager of the Atlantic League's Bridgeport Bluefish. He is the cousin of Onix Concepción (another f ...

(born 1964), former Major League Baseball player *

Juha Lind Juha Petteri Lind (born 2 January 1974 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Lind started his career with Jokerit his hometown team. He was drafted 178th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1992 NHL ...

(born 1974), Finnish ice hockey forward *

Heino Lind Heino Lind (12 July 1931 Tallinn – 22 August 2008 Tallinn) was an Estonian sailor and sport personnel. In 1954 he graduated from Tallinn Polytechnical Institute in electrical engineering. In 1977 he was one of the winners of Baltic Cup. From 19 ...

(1931–2008), Estonian sport sailor *

Mak Lind Mak Adam Lind (, ar, محمد علي خان; born 1 November 1988) is a professional football coach and former player who is head coach of Swedish women's club BK Häcken. Born in Lebanon to Lebanese parents, Lind moved to Sweden and obtained ...

(born 1988), Swedish–Lebanese football manager and former player *

Lasse Lind Lasse Lind (born 1 March 1981) is a Finland, Finnish football midfielder who currently plays for FC Viikingit. External linksB/ Player Profile
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(born 1981), Finnish football player *

Mads Lind Mads Lind (born 7 July 1980) is a retired Danish handballer, who played for Danish Handball League side Aarhus GF and Århus Håndbold. He played for the club since its founding in 2001 until the new professional merger that founded the new Å ...

(born 1980), Danish handball player *

Mikael Lind Mikael Lind (born February 20, 1972) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently with the Brynäs IF team in the Swedish Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. ...

(born 1972), Swedish professional ice hockey player *

Pasi Lind Pasi Lind (born 16 June 1961) is a Finnish judoka. Achievements See also *European Judo Championships *History of martial arts * List of judo techniques *List of judoka *Martial arts timeline This martial arts timeline is designed to help de ...

(born 1961), Finnish judo athlete * Raimo Lind, Finnish curler *

Sofia Lind Sofia Lind, (born 4 September 1975), is a Swedish cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assis ...

(born 1975), Swedish cross-country skier *

Victoria Lind Victoria Jayne Lind (born 15 May 1985) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in 8 One Day Internationals and 2 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand in 2009 and 2010. She played ...

(born 1985), New Zealand cricketer

Writing

Angus Lind Angus Lind is retired American journalist. He retired in July 2009 after 39 years with the ''Times-Picayune'' and the now-defunct afternoon ''States-Item'' newspaper. He began as a general assignment reporter for the ''States-Item'' in 1970 and cove ...

(born 1944), American columnist for the ''

New Orleans Times-Picayune ''The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate'' is an American newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, since January 25, 1837. The current publication is the result of the 2019 acquisition of ''The Times-Picayune'' (itself a result of th ...

'' * Idar Lind (born 1954), Norwegian author and playwright *

Jakov Lind Jakov Lind (born ''Heinz Jakov Landwirth'', 10 February 1927 in Vienna – 16 February 2007 in London) was an Austrian-British writer of short stories and novels. Early life After the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938, Jews were imm ...

(1927–2007), Austrian-British writer *

Melva Lind Melva Lind (16 March 1903 – 18 April 1997) graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1923 and a Master of Arts degree in 1943. She then received the French equivalent to a Master of Arts degree from the Unive ...

(1903–1997), American professor and author *

Michael Lind Michael Lind (born April 23, 1962) is an American writer and academic. He has explained and defended the tradition of American democratic nationalism in a number of books, beginning with '' The Next American Nation'' (1995). He is currently a pro ...

(born 1962), American political writer * William S. Lind (born 1947), American expert on military affairs and pundit on cultural conservatism

Other

Baron von Lind Gerald (Jerry) Lind (October 31, 1937 – October 17, 2017) born in Duluth, Minnesota, also known as Baron von Lind, was an American portrait painter and pin-up artist. He was the son of Baron Johann von Lind of Austria. After he left the Unit ...

(born 1937), American artist, born Jerry Lind * David Lind (1938–1995), American crime figure * DeDe Lind (born 1947), American glamour model *

Earl Lind Jennie June (pseudonyms Ralph Werther and Earl Lind, 1874 - ?) was a Victorian and Edwardian era writer and activist for the rights of people who did not conform to gender and sexual norms. HeJune referred to himself with he/him pronouns thro ...

(1874–?), American author and advocate for androgynes * Edmund George Lind (1829–1909), English-born American architect * Henry Curtis Lind (born 1921), American lawyer *

James Lind (Royal Navy officer) Sir James Lind KCB ( – 12 June 1823) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The son of James Lind, a distinguished naval physician, Lind al ...

(1765–1823), officer of the Royal Navy *

Johanna Lind Johanna Karin Lind Bagge (born 13 October 1971) became '' Miss Sweden'' in 1993 and represented her country at Miss Universe where she was placed 16th overall during the preliminary. She won over the 1st runner-up and later Playboy model Victoria ...

(born 1971), Miss Sweden in 1993 *

John Lind (barrister) John Lind (1737–1781) was an English barrister, political activist, and pamphleteer who opposed the American Revolution. Lind was educated at Balliol College of Oxford, receiving an MA in 1761. While there he began a long association and frien ...

(1737–1781), English barrister, political activist, and pamphleteer *

Lily Lind Lily Lind (13 June 1882 – 21 November 1916) was a nurse from New Zealand who served in France in World War I. Life and career Lind was born in Makarewa, Southland, New Zealand, on 13 June 1882 to Agnes and William Lind. She trained as a nurse ...

(1882–1916), New Zealand nurse who died in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

Lizzy Lind af Hageby Emilie Augusta Louise "Lizzy" Lind af Hageby (20 September 1878 – 26 December 1963) was a Swedish-British feminist and animal rights advocate who became a prominent anti-vivisection activist in England in the early 20th century. Born t ...

(1878–1963), Swedish countess, feminist, writer, and anti-vivisection activist * Martin Lind (born 1944), Swedish Lutheran bishop *

Norman Lind Norman Lind (1920/1921 – 23 October 1985) was a British-Norwegian military officer and consul. He was born in Bergen as a son of Norwegian coffee planter with connections in England and Guatemala. He took his higher education in the United K ...

(1920–1985), British/Norwegian military and government official *

Wallace L. Lind USS ''Wallace L. Lind'' (DD-703), was an of the United States Navy. Namesake Wallace Ludwig Lind was born on 18 June 1887 in Brainerd, Minnesota. He was appointed a midshipman on 30 June 1905 and commissioned an Ensign (rank), Ensign on 5 Jun ...

(1887–1940), officer in the United States Navy

References

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