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

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

(frequency 1:17,107), 26.2% of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

(1:644), 8.0% of

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

(1:17,143), 7.7% of

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

(1:1,255), 3.9% of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

(1:2,278), 3.1% of

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

(1:3,054), 2.3% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

(1:27,037), 2.0% of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

(1:20,530), 1.5% of

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

(1:1,539) and 1.4% of

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

(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 ( 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 language, German and ), the second largest island of Estonia, and several smaller isl ...

, where there 17.86 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the surname.Nimede statistika
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, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:644) in the following regions:Lind surname distribution
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Gävleborg County Gävleborg County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County, Uppsala, Västmanland County, Västmanland, Dalarna County, Dalarna, Jämtland County, Jämtland and V� ...

(1:368) * 2. Dalarna County (1:421) * 3. Uppsala County (1:451) * 4.

Norrbotten County Norrbotten County (, Meänkieli/, ) 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 borders with Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf ...

(1:454) * 5.

Östergötland County Östergötland County () 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 northeast. It also has a ...

(1:480) * 6.

Värmland County Värmland County () 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 Østfold, Akershus and Innlandet to the west. The title of Duke ...

(1:505) * 7.

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County (), sometimes called Westrobothnia, 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 ...

(1:511) * 8. Västernorrland County (1:519) * 9. Kalmar County (1:542) * 10.

Södermanland County Södermanland County (, ) is a Counties of Sweden, 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 the ...

(1:597) * 11. Jämtland County (1:602) * 12. Västmanland County (1:627) * 13. Jönköping County (1:642)

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 (born 2002), American actress * John Lind (female impersonator) (1877–1940), Swedish female impersonator, singer and dancer * Letty Lind (1861–1923), English actress, dancer and acrobat * Sarah Lind (born 1982), Canadian actress * Traci Lind (born 1968), American film actress

Music

* Bob Lind (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 (1820–1887), Swedish opera singer * Jon Lind (fl. 1970–2000s), American songwriter and performer * Mark Lind (fl. 2000s), American singer/songwriter * Olle Lind (fl. 1970–1980s), Swedish musician * Zach Lind (fl. 1990–2000s), American musician * Sebastian Lind (born 1988), Danish musician

Politics

* Albert Lind (1878–1964), Australian politician, Country Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly * Amanda Lind (born 1980), Swedish politician * Greg Lind (born 1957), American politician, Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate * Ivar Lykke Falch Lind (1870–?), Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party * James F. Lind (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) (1854–1930), American politician *

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

(1918–1999), Danish politician * Rikke Lind (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 (1716–1794), Scottish pioneer of naval hygiene * Jens Lind (1874–1939), Danish apothecary and botanist * Karin Lind, Swedish astronomer * Samuel C. Lind (1879–1965), American radiation chemist

Sport

* Adam Lind (born 1983), American baseball player * Andreas Lind (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 (1883–1965), Swedish athlete in 1912 Summer Olympics * Carl Lind (baseball) (1903–2001), American baseball player * Caroline Lind (born 1982), American rower * Dennis Lind (born 1993), Danish racing driver * Dustin Lind, American baseball coach * Folke Lind (1913–?), Swedish football player * Haakon Lind (1906–1955), Norwegian boxer who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

* 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 (1952–2015), American rower * Johan Lind (born 1942), Norwegian speed skater * José Lind (born 1964), former Major League Baseball player * Juha Lind (born 1974), Finnish ice hockey forward * Heino Lind (1931–2008), Estonian sport sailor * Mak Lind (born 1988), Swedish–Lebanese football manager and former player * Lasse Lind (born 1981), Finnish football player * Mads Lind (born 1980), Danish handball player * Mikael Lind (born 1972), Swedish professional ice hockey player * Pasi Lind (born 1961), Finnish judo athlete * Raimo Lind, Finnish curler * Sofia Lind (born 1975), Swedish cross-country skier * Victoria Lind (born 1985), New Zealand cricketer

Writing

* Angus Lind (born 1944), American columnist for the '' New Orleans Times-Picayune'' * Idar Lind (born 1954), Norwegian author and playwright * Jakov Lind (1927–2007), Austrian-British writer * Melva Lind (1903–1997), American professor and author * Michael Lind (born 1962), American political writer * William S. Lind (born 1947), American expert on military affairs and pundit on cultural conservatism

Other

* Baron von Lind (1937–2017), American artist, born Jerry Lind * David Lind (1938–1995), American crime figure * DeDe Lind (1947–2020), American glamour model * Earl Lind (1874–?), American author and advocate for androgynes * Edmund George Lind (1829–1909), English-born American architect * Henry Curtis Lind (1921–2013), American lawyer * James Lind (Royal Navy officer) (1765–1823), officer of the Royal Navy * Johanna Lind (born 1971), Miss Sweden in 1993 * John Lind (barrister) (1737–1781), English barrister, political activist, and pamphleteer * Lily Lind (1882–1916), New Zealand nurse who died in

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

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 * Maj Lind (1876–1942), Finnish philanthropist * Martin Lind (born 1944), Swedish Lutheran bishop * Norman Lind (1920–1985), British/Norwegian military and government official * Wallace L. Lind (1887–1940), officer in the United States Navy

References

Danish-language surnames English-language surnames Estonian-language surnames Norwegian-language surnames Swedish-language surnames {{Bird-surname