Lindgren is a surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 58.0% of all known bearers of the surname ''Lindgren'' were residents 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 ...

, 26.3% 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 ...

, 7.0% 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, ...

, 2.4% 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 ...

, 1.8% 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 ...

and 1.7% 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 ...

. In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following counties: * 1.

Västerbotten Västerbotten (), sometimes called West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in northern Sweden, located by the Gulf of Bothnia. It borders the provinces of Ångermanland, Lapland and Norrbotten. The region is famous for Väs ...

(1:108) * 2.

Norrbotten Norrbotten (), sometimes called North Bothnia, is a Swedish province (''landskap'') in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland. Administration The traditional provinces of Swede ...

(1:197) * 3.

Västmanland Västmanland ( or ) is a historical Swedish province, or , in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland. Västmanland means "West Man Land" or, less literally, "The Land of the Western Men", where the "we ...

(1:310) * 4. Västernorrland (1:312) * 5. Gävleborg (1:322) * 6.

Jämtland Jämtland () is a historical provinces of Sweden, province () in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders Härjedalen and Medelpad to the south, Ångermanland to the east, Lapland, Sweden, Lapland to the north and Trøndelag and Norw ...

(1:347) * 7.

Uppsala Uppsala ( ; ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the capital of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019. Loc ...

(1:352) * 8.

Dalarna Dalarna (; ), also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia and the Dales, is a (historical province) in central Sweden. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Nor ...

(1:370) * 9.

Gotland Gotland (; ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a Provinces of Sweden, province/Counties of Sweden, county (Swedish län), Municipalities of Sweden, municipality, a ...

(1:370) * 10.

Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English li ...

(1:409) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following regions:Lindgren surname distribution
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Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ...

(1:979) * 2. Ostrobothnia (1:1,010) * 3.

Southwest Finland Southwest Finland (, ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region ('','' ) of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regional capital and most populous city is Tu ...

(1:1,067) * 4.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; , ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, alo ...

(1:1,265) * 5.

Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish, ; historically ''Satacundia'') is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland ...

(1:1,593) * 6.

Southern Savonia South Savo (or Southern Savonia; ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area of South Savo ...

(1:1,766)

Notable people

* Armada (video game player) (Adam Lindgren, born 1993) *

Armas Lindgren Armas Eliel Lindgren (28 November 1874 – 3 October 1929) was a Finnish architect, professor and painter. Biography Early life and career Armas Lindgren was born in Hämeenlinna on 28 November 1874. He studied architecture in the Polytechnica ...

, Finnish architect *

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, ...

(1907–2002), Swedish fiction writer, known for the character Pippi Longstocking ** 3204 Lindgren, an asteroid named in her honour *

Barbro Lindgren Barbro Lindgren (born 18 March 1937) is a Swedish writer of children's books and books for adult readers. For her lasting contribution as a children's writer, Lindgren was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award ...

(born 1937), a Swedish author. *

Blaine Lindgren Harold Blaine Lindgren (June 26, 1939 – October 5, 2019) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 m hurdles and participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography He won the 110 metres hurdles event at the 1963 Pan American G ...

(1939–2019), American sprinter * Charles Magnus Lindgren, Swedish-American ship owner *

Charlie Lindgren Charlie Lindgren (born December 18, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Originally undrafted by teams in the NHL, Lindgren has also previously played for the Mon ...

(born 1993), American professional ice hockey goaltender *

David Lindgren Johan David Stellan Lindgren (born 28 April 1982) is a Swedish singer, musical actor and television presenter. He is signed to the EMI Sweden label. Biography Johan David Stellan Lindgren was born 28 April 1982 in Nederkalix. He grew up in Ers ...

(born 1982), Swedish singer, actor, and television presenter *

Emil Lindgren Karl Emil Lindgren (born 4 May 1985 in Falun) is a Swedish professional mountain biker. Riding the sport for more than 15 years, Lindgren has won ten Swedish national championship titles in men's mountain biking (both under the men's junior and ...

, Swedish professional mountain biker *

Erick Lindgren Erick A. Lindgren (born August 11, 1976, in Burney, California) is an American professional poker player. He has won two World Poker Tour (WPT) titles, two World Series of Poker bracelets, and more than $10,500,000 in tournament earnings during ...

, poker professional *

Erik Lindgren Erik Lindgren (December 15, 1954) is an American composer and pianist. He runs Arf! Arf! Records, and has led or been a member of several ensembles, such as The Space Negros and Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Early life Lindgren was born in Har ...

, American musician and record producer * Erik Lindgren (ice hockey), Swedish ice hockey player *

Fredrik Lindgren (golfer) Fredrik Lindgren (born 28 March 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the European Tour. He was runner-up at the 1992 English Open at The Belfry. Amateur career Lindgren was born 1966 in Malmö and represented Falsterbo Golf Club ...

(born 1966), Swedish golfer * Fredrik Lindgren (ice hockey) (born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player *

Fredrik Lindgren (musician) Fredrik Eugén Lindgren (1 February 1971 – 5 January 2025), also known as Freddie Eugene, Fast Freddie Shark, and Freddie Flamethrower, was a Swedish musician. He played guitar and composed music and lyrics in various Swedish bands, including ...

(1971–2025), Swedish musician *

Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider) Jan Fredrik Tobias (Freddie) Lindgren (born 15 September 1985) is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider. He has won the silver medal and the bronze medal twice at the Speedway World Championship, in addition to the world team championship in 2015 ...

(born 1985), Swedish speedway rider *

Gerry Lindgren Gerald Paul Lindgren (born March 9, 1946) is an American track and field runner who set many long-standing high school and national records in the United States. In 1965, Lindgren and Billy Mills both broke the world record for the six-mile run w ...

(1946-), American athlete *

George Lindgren, Baron Lindgren George Samuel Lindgren, Baron Lindgren, Justice of the Peace, JP, Deputy Lieutenant, DL (11 November 1900 – 8 September 1971) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician. Born in Islington, London, at the 1935 United Kingdom gene ...

(1900-1971), British Labour Party politician * Glenn Lindgren, chef, food writer, and frequent television and radio guest host *

Göran Lindgren Göran Lindgren (5 November 1927 – 2 June 2012) was a Swedish film producer. He produced 32 films between 1964 and 1975. During the 1950s, Lindgren ran a consulting and agent business for well-known Swedish actors, directors, artists, wr ...

(1927-2012), Swedish film producer * Gottfrid Lindgren, Swedish wrestler * Gustaf Lindgren, Swedish architect *

Hans Lindgren Hans Olov Lindgren (6 January 1932 – 2 November 2012) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film producer. Lindgren was born in 1932 in Österåker, north of Stockholm, Sweden. He had his acting debut as a 10-year-old in 1942 in ''Vårat gäng ...

(1932-2012), Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film producer * Harry Lindgren (1912-1992), British/Australian engineer, linguist, and amateur mathematician *

Hugo Lindgren Hugo Lindgren is an American magazine and newspaper editor. He was the editor of ''The New York Times Magazine'' from 2010 to December 2013 and acting editor of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' in 2014. He runs the production company Page 1 Productions ...

, American magazine and newspaper editor *

Jacob Lindgren Jacob Stephen Lindgren (born March 12, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees in 2015. He played college baseball for Mississippi State University. Amateur car ...

, baseball player *

James Lindgren James Lindgren (born 1952) is a professor of law at Northwestern University. Born in 1952 in Rockford, Illinois, Lindgren graduated from Yale College (1974, cum laude) and the University of Chicago Law School (1977), where he was an editor of the ' ...

, American professor of law * Jeff Lindgren (born 1996), American baseball player * Jesper Lindgren (born 1997), Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman * Joanna Lindgren, Australian politician * Johan Lindgren, Swedish professional road bicycle racer *

John Lindgren John Halvar Theofron Lindgren (8 November 1899 – 30 January 1990) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won the 1927 world titles in the 18 km and 50 km events. He finished eighth in the 50 km race at the 1932 Winter Olympics. ...

(1899-1990), Swedish Olympic cross-country skier * John R. Lindgren, American banking executive * Jon Lindgren, Mayor of Fargo, North Dakota and LGBT advocate * Jouko Lindgren (born 1955), Finnish competitive sailor *

Justa Lindgren Justa Morris Lindgren (July 28, 1878 – May 29, 1951) was an American college football player and coach. He served as head football coach at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1902 to 1903 and the University of Illinois in 1904—along w ...

(1878-1951), American football player and coach *

Kevin Lindgren Kevin Edmund Lindgren is an Australian lawyer and a former judge of the Federal Court of Australia. Lindgren was educated in Newcastle, New South Wales, and was dux of Newcastle Boys' Technical High School in the leaving certificate of 1956. ...

, Australian lawyer and judge of the Federal Court of Australia * Kjell N. Lindgren, American astronaut *

Lars Lindgren Lars Sune Lindgren (born October 13, 1952) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman and a professional scout with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He featured in the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals with the Vancouver Canucks. ...

(born 1952), Swedish ice hockey defenseman *

Lars Lindgren (curler) Lars Erik Lindgren (born 10 November 1957) is a Swedish curler, a and three-time Swedish men's champion (1976, 1980, 1989). His team won the 1976 Sweden men's championship, but it was decided that the team members were too young for the Wor ...

(born 1957), Swedish curler *

Lars-Magnus Lindgren Lars-Magnus Lindgren (3 July 1922 – 23 November 2004) was a Swedish film director and screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, ...

(1922-2004), Swedish filmmaker * Lennart Lindgren (1915-1952), Swedish sprinter * Lennart Lindgren (Swedish Navy officer) (1919–2013) * Lisa Lindgren (born 1968), Swedish actress * Lisa Lindgren (American actress) (1960-2005) *

Léon (Swedish singer) Lotta Lindgren (born 26 February 1993), known by her stage name Léon (stylized as LÉON), is a Swedish singer and songwriter from Stockholm, Sweden. Her first single, "Tired of Talking", was released on SoundCloud in July 2015. She has release ...

(Lotta Lindgren, born 1993) * Magnus Lindgren (born 1974), Swedish jazz musician * Magnus Lindgren (chef) (1982-2012), Swedish chef *

Mats Lindgren Mats Anders Lindgren (born 1 October 1974) is a Sweden, Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the first round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets (1972–96), Winnipeg Jets, although he ne ...

, Swedish ice hockey player * Mattias Lindgren (born 1972), Swedish rower *

Michael Lindgren DJ Trexx is a pseudonym of Swedish actor, producer and writer Michael Lindgren (born 14 March 1978 in Stockholm), who is a part of the Grotesco comedy collective. DJ Trexx is a satirical figure who was initially portrayed as a Croatian disc joc ...

, Swedish actor, producer, and writer *

Minna Lindgren Minna-Liisa Gabriela Lindgren (born 22 January 1963) is a Finnish writer and journalist who is a best-selling crime fiction novelist. Born in Helsinki, Lindgren has worked as a journalist and columnist and has written works on classical music. He ...

, Finnish writer and journalist * Niklas Lindgren (born 1972), Swedish serial rapist * Niklas Lindgren (sailor) (born 1988), Finnish sailor *

Pär Lindgren Pär Lindgren (born 16 January 1952 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish composer and composition teacher, cited as one of Sweden's leading composers of electroacoustic music, and one of the most important Swedish composers of orchestral music of his gener ...

, Swedish composer and composition teacher *

Peter Lindgren (actor) Peter Edvin Lindgren (13 December 1915 – 30 May 1981) was a Swedish actor. His many roles include the part of Lena's father in ''I Am Curious (Yellow)'' (1967) and '' I Am Curious (Blue)'' (1968). He won the award for best actor at the 16th ...

, Swedish actor *

Peter Lindgren (business theorist) Peter Lindgren (born Dec 1, 1961) is a Danish organizational theorist, and Professor at Aarhus University's Department of Business and Technology, known for his research involving firms' business models, including about interdependence of partner f ...

(born 1961), Danish organizational theorist *

Peter Lindgren (musician) Peter Lindgren (born March 6, 1973) is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former guitarist of Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. Musical career Lindgren joined Opeth in 1991 as bassist for a show, but ended up switc ...

, Swedish guitarist *

Peter Lindgren (tennis) Peter Lindgren (born 1 June 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. Biography Lindgren, a right-handed player born in Stockholm, played on the professional tour in the 1980s. He had a career best ranking of 119 in the world an ...

, Swedish tennis player *

Perttu Lindgren Perttu Lindgren (born August 26, 1987) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey center who briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars. Playing career Lindgren played with Ilves Tampere in the Finnish SM-l ...

(born 1987), Finnish professional ice hockey centre *

Rasmus Lindgren Rasmus Lindgren (born 29 November 1984) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He started off his footballing career at Landskrona BoIS, but spent most of his career in the Netherlands, representin ...

, Swedish football player * Robert Lindgren, American lawyer and educator * Ryan Lindgren, American ice hockey player *

Sten Lindgren Sten Lindgren (22 June 1903 – 13 May 1959) was a Swedish film actor.Chandler p.307 He made his debut in the 1925 silent historical film ''Charles XII''. Selected filmography * ''Charles XII'' (1925) * ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * '' People ...

(1903-1959), Swedish film director * Steven O. Lindgren (born 1949), American educator and politician *

Sven Lindgren Sven Lindgren (born 1946) is a former Moderate Party politician and former Governor of Kalmar County, Sweden,. He was born in Västervik and later pursued an academic career at Linköping University. He was later elected Leader of the Opposition ...

(born 1946), Moderate Party politician and former Governor of Kalmar County, Sweden *

Tauno Lindgren Tauno Lindgren (4 December 1911 – 25 June 1991) was a Finnish cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially ...

, Finnish cyclist *

Thure Lindgren Thure Valdemar Lindgren (18 April 1921 – 2 September 2005) was a Swedish ski jumper who won an individual silver medal in the large hill at the 1950 World Championships. He finished 40th in the normal hill at the 1952 Winter Olympics The ...

(1921-2005), Swedish ski jumper * Tommy Lindgren (born 1977), Finnish singer-songwriter and human rights activist *

Torgny Lindgren Gustav Torgny Lindgren (16 June 1938 – 16 March 2017) was a Swedish writer. Lindgren was the son of Andreas Lindgren and Helga Björk. He studied in Umeå to become a teacher and worked as a teacher until the middle of the 1970s. For several ...

(1938-2017), Swedish writer *

Ulrik Lindgren Ulrik Lindgren (born 1955) is a Swedish Christian democratic politician, member of the Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since ...

, Swedish Christian democratic politician *

Waldemar Lindgren Waldemar Lindgren (February 14, 1860 – November 3, 1939) was a Swedish-American geologist and a founder of modern economic geology. Life Lindgren was born in Vassmolösa, Kalmar Municipality, Småland, Sweden, the son of Johan and Emma Lindg ...

(1860-1939), Swedish-American geologist

References

{{surname, Lindgren Swedish-language surnames

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