Lind is a surname of both

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

and

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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origin. In

, it is the word for the linden tree. In

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, 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

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(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

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(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

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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 ( 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 Dalarna County () 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 Hedmark and Trøndelag to ...

(1:421) * 3.

Uppsala County Uppsala County () 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. Province The nor ...

(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 Västernorrland County () 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 Norrland", as it was in the ...

(1:519) * 9.

Kalmar County Kalmar County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg County, Kronoberg, Jönköping County, Jönköping, Blekinge County, Blekinge and Östergötland County, Östergötland. To the ...

(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 Jämtland County (, ) is a county or '' län'' in Sweden. It consists of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small strips of Lapland and Dalarna. It borders the countie ...

(1:602) * 12.

Västmanland County Västmanland County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland County, Södermanland, Örebro County, Örebro, Gävleborg County, Gävleborg, Dalarna County, Dalarna and Uppsala Coun ...

(1:627) * 13.

Jönköping County Jönköping County () 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 September 2017. The capita ...

(1:642)

Film, stage and television

Arvi Lind Arvi Kullervo Lind (born December 21, 1940) is a retired Finnish television news presenter. He worked as the news anchor on Yleisradio TV1 from 1965 to 2003. Along with Kari Toivonen, he was one of the longest-serving employees of Yleisradio ...

(born 1940), Finnish television news presenter *

Dagny Lind Dagny Lind (7 November 1902 – 13 January 1992) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 15 films between 1923 and 1977. Filmography References External links * 1902 births 1992 deaths Swedish film actresses Swedish silent f ...

(1902–1992), Swedish film actress * Della Lind (1906–1999), Austrian/American actress and operatic soprano *

Emily Alyn Lind Emily Alyn Lind (born ) 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 drama '' Cod ...

(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 playwright, novelist, and singer-songwriter 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", w ...

(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 Lind (Madame Goldschmidt) (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 ...

(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. He ...

(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 Mesa, Arizona, in 1993. 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 h ...

(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 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 Clay. In 18 ...

(1878–1964), Australian politician, Country Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly *

Amanda Lind Amanda Sofia Margareta Lind (; born 2 August 1980) is a politician for the Swedish Green Party. She has been co-spokesperson of the Green Party since April 2024. From 2019 to 2021, she was the Minister for Culture and Democracy, with responsibi ...

(born 1980), Swedish politician * Greg Lind (born 1957), American politician, Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate *

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 representa ...

(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) Johannes "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 al ...

(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 Artur Lind (6 April 1927, Vändra – 30 November 1989, Tartu) was an Estonian biologist and is considered to be the founder of molecular biology in Estonia. Lind studied to be a surgeon at the University of Tartu. Due to an allergic reaction to ...

(1927–1989), Estonian molecular biologist * David A. Lind (1918–2015), American physicist and mountain climber *

Don L. Lind Don Leslie Lind (May 18, 1930 – August 30, 2022) was an American scientist, naval officer, aviator, and NASA astronaut. He graduated from the University of Utah with an undergraduate degree in physics in 1953. Following his military service ob ...

(1930–2022), American astronaut *

James Lind James Lind (4 October 1716 – 13 July 1794) was a Scottish physician. 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 ...

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

Karin Lind Karin Lind is a Swedish astronomer whose research involves spectroscopy of stars in order to determine their chemical composition, and the use of this information to understand the origin of heavy elements in supernova explosions and the way r ...

, Swedish astronomer * Samuel C. Lind (1879–1965), American radiation chemist

Sport

Adam Lind Adam Alan Lind (born July 17, 1983) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, and Washington Nationals ...

(born 1983), American baseball player * Andreas Lind (1922–1982), Danish sprint canoer * Angelita Lind (born 1959), Puerto Rican track and field athlete *

Björn Lind Björn Johan Lind (born March 22, 1978, in Ljusterö, Uppland) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed since 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won gold medals in both the Individual and Team sprint events at Turin in 200 ...

(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. Career Lind was selected to represe ...

(1883–1965), Swedish athlete in 1912 Summer Olympics * Carl Lind (baseball) (1903–2001), American baseball player * Caroline Lind (born 1982), American rower *

Dennis Lind Dennis Marcel Galindo Lind (born 3 February 1993 in Roskilde) is a Danish racing driver of Colombian descent who is currently participating in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the British GT Championship. He is the nephew and cousin ...

(born 1993), Danish racing driver * 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 (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebra ...

(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 Jackson Hugh Lind (born June 8, 1946) is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop, first baseman, second baseman, and third baseman. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Milwaukee Brewers, as well as one season ...

(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 f ...

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

José Lind José Lind Salgado, nicknamed "Chico", 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 former MLB player. Prim ...

(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 NH ...

(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 Raimo Lind is a Finnish curler. At the international level, he is a . At the national level, he is a two-time Finnish men's champion curler (1996, 1998). Teams References External links * Living people Finnish male curlers Finnish ...

, Finnish curler *

Sofia Lind Sofia Lind, (born 4 September 1975), is a Swedish cross-country skier. She won the women's race at the Vasaloppet (Swedish language, Swedish for 'the Vasa race') is an annual long distance cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country ski ra ...

(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 ''The Times-Picayune , The New Orleans Advocate'' (commonly called ''The Times-Picayune'' or the ''T-P'') is an American newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ancestral publications of other names date back to January 25, 1837. The cu ...

'' *

Idar Lind Idar Lind (born 23 September 1954) is a Norwegian novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter, and playwright. Biography Lind was born on the island of Otterøya (now part of Namsos Municipality) in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He made his lit ...

(born 1954), Norwegian author and playwright * Jakov Lind (1927–2007), Austrian-British writer * Melva Lind (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: The New Nationalism and the Fou ...

(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) Captain Sir James Lind ( – 12 June 1823) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The son of James Lind, a distinguished naval physician, Lind also embarked on a car ...

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

Johanna Lind Johanna Karin Lind Bagge (born 13 October 1971) is a Swedish artist and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Sweden 1993 and represented her country at Miss Universe where she was placed 16th overall during the preliminary. She won over the 1st ...

(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 friend ...

(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 nurs ...

(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 Maria (Maj) Lind, née Kopjeff (1876–1942) was a philanthropist, who studied piano in Kuopio and Saint Petersburg. She married a Helsinki businessman, Arvid Lind, and inherited a considerable fortune when he died. She left a bequest "for the de ...

(1876–1942), Finnish philanthropist *

Martin Lind Martin Claes Lind is bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Linköping in the Church of Sweden and former bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. He was Bishop of Linköping from 1 February 1995 to 2 March 2011. He was appointed bishop of the ...

(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

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