Lindgren is a

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surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 58.0% of all known bearers of the surname ''Lindgren'' were residents of Sweden, 26.3% of the

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, 7.0% of

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, 2.4% of

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, 1.8% of

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and 1.7% of

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

Västerbotten Västerbotten (), known in English as West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in the north of Sweden, bordering Ångermanland, Lapland, North Bothnia, and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is known for the cheese named after the pro ...

(1:108) * 2.

Norrbotten Norrbotten (), known in English as 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 Swe ...

(1:197) * 3.

Västmanland Västmanland ( or ), is a historical Swedish province, or ''landskap'', in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland. Västmanland means "(The) Land of the Western Men", where the "western men" (''väste ...

(1:310) * 4. Västernorrland (1:312) * 5. Gävleborg (1:322) * 6. Jämtland (1:347) * 7.

Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat 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 inha ...

(1:352) * 8.

Dalarna Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norway i ...

(1:370) * 9.

Gotland Gotland (, ; ''Gutland'' in Gutnish), also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland (), is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province, county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to th ...

(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 ...

(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 ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

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

Southwest Finland Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a Regions of Finland, region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-H ...

(1:1,067) * 4.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; 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, ...

(1:1,265) * 5.

Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region i ...

(1:1,593) * 6.

Southern Savonia South Savo (or Southern Savonia; fi, Etelä-Savo; sv, Södra Savolax) is a 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 a ...

(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 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 Polytechnical I ...

, 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 of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

(1907–2002), Swedish fiction writer, known for the character Pippi Longstocking **

3204 Lindgren 3204 Lindgren, provisional designation , is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 1 September 1978, by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimea ...

, 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 in ...

(born 1937), a Swedish author. *

Blaine Lindgren Harold Blaine Lindgren (June 26, 1939 – October 5, 2019) was an American sprinter who competed mainly in the 110 m hurdles. He won this event at the 1963 Pan American Games, but then was beaten by Hayes Jones by a small margin in several compet ...

(1939–2019), American sprinter *

Charles Magnus Lindgren Charles Magnus Lindgren (November 28, 1819 - September 1, 1879) was a Swedish born, American shipping executive. He was a pioneer in the Lake freighter, Great Lakes shipping industry. Background Charles Magnus Lindgren was born near Dragsmark Abbey ...

, 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). Playing career Lindgren began his junior career with the Sioux Falls Stampede of th ...

(born 1993), American professional ice hockey goaltender *

David Lindgren David Lindgren (born 28 April 1982 in Skellefteå, Sweden) is a Swedish singer, musical actor and television presenter. He is signed to the EMI Sweden label. In 2009, he appeared on the Swedish television show ''Så ska det låta'' on SVT in th ...

(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 (15 December 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 Harrisb ...

, American musician and record producer *

Erik Lindgren (ice hockey) Erik Lindgren (20 December 1902 – 23 July 1973) was a Swedish international ice hockey defender and bandy player. He represented Sweden men's national ice hockey team in the 1931 World Ice Hockey Championships. Career Born in Stockholm, Lindgr ...

, Swedish ice hockey player *

Fredrik Lindgren (golfer) Fredrik Lindgren (born 28 March 1966) is a Swedish professional golfer. Lindgren played 202 events on the European Tour 1991–2000 where his best performances were runner-up at the 1992 Murphy's English Open and a third place at the 1994 Ital ...

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

Fredrik Lindgren (musician) Freddie Eugene (a.k.a. Fredrik Lindgren) (born February 1, 1971) a Stockholm born Swedish musician, currently fronts the Stockholm based band Atlantic Tide. He played guitar and composed music / lyrics in various Swedish bands, including Unleash ...

(born 1971), Swedish musician *

Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider) Jan Fredrik Tobias (Freddie) Lindgren (born 15 September 1985) is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider. He has twice won the bronze medal at the Speedway World Championship and won the world team championships in 2015. Career Born in Örebro, S ...

(born 1985), Swedish speedway rider *

Gerry Lindgren Gerald "Gerry" 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-mi ...

(1946-), American athlete *

George Lindgren, Baron Lindgren George Samuel Lindgren, Baron Lindgren, JP, DL (11 November 1900 – 8 September 1971) was a British Labour Party politician. Born in Islington, London, at the 1935 general election he was an unsuccessful candidate in the safe Conservative s ...

(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, wri ...

(1927-2012), Swedish film producer *

Gottfrid Lindgren Gottfrid Lindgren (13 September 1892 – 18 December 1975) was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in the freestyle middleweight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympi ...

, Swedish wrestler *

Gustaf Lindgren Gustaf Axel Herman Lindgren (4 November 1863 – 22 August 1930) was a Swedish architect. Biography Lindgren was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He studied at the Royal Institute of Technology 1881–1885 and at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts 188 ...

, Swedish architect * Hans Lindgren (1932-2012), Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film producer *

Harry Lindgren Harry Lindgren (25 June 1912 – 1 July 1992) was a British-Australian engineer, linguist and amateur mathematician. Early life Lindgren was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England. In 1935 he emigrated to join his family in Perth, Australi ...

(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 2013 and the acting editor of ''The Hollywood Reporter''. He runs the production company Page 1 Productions with the fil ...

, 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 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 ''University ...

, American professor of law * Jeff Lindgren (born 1996), American baseball player *

Jesper Lindgren Jesper Lindgren (born 19 May 1997) is a Sweden, Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently under contract with IF Björklöven of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Playing career Lindgren originally played at the youth levels with ...

(born 1997), Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman *

Joanna Lindgren Joanna Maria Lindgren (born 5 November 1969) is an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Queensland from May 2015 to July 2016. Lindgren was appointed to the Senate on the nomination of the Liberal National Party of Queensland to fi ...

, Australian politician *

Johan Lindgren Johan Lindgren (born August 13, 1986) is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer. He was professional for just one season in the ProTour in 2007 for UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to: * University of California, Irvine, a public univers ...

, 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 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 assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

John R. Lindgren John R. Lindgren (February 20, 1855 – April 29, 1915) was an American banking executive. Biography John Richard Lindgren was born in Chicago, Illinois, the only son of Charles Magnus Lindgren, a Swedish-born ship captain and vessel-owner of C ...

, American banking executive *

Jon Lindgren Jon Gilmore Lindgren (born 1939) is an American politician who was the mayor of Fargo, North Dakota, an advocate for LGBT rights, and a professor at North Dakota State University. Early life and education Lindgren was born in Lanyon, Iowa, in 193 ...

, Mayor of Fargo, North Dakota and LGBT advocate *

Jouko Lindgren Jouko Lindgrén (born 15 April 1955 in Helsinki) is a Finnish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские � ...

(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 Kjell Norwood Lindgren (born January 23, 1973) is an American astronaut who was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20. He launched to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Expedition 44/ 45 on July 22, 2015. ...

, 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). Lindgren started his career with Canucks as a player in 1978, after ...

(born 1952), Swedish ice hockey defenseman * Lars Lindgren (curler) (born 1957), Swedish curler *

Lars-Magnus Lindgren Lars-Magnus Lindgren (3 July 1922 – 23 November 2004) was a Swedish film director and screenwriter. His film '' Dear John'' (1964) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best Internati ...

(1922-2004), Swedish filmmaker *

Lennart Lindgren Erik Lennart Henry Lindgren (14 April 1915 – 26 April 1952) was a Swedish sprinter who won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1938 European Championships. He competed in the 100 m and 4 × 100 m events at the 1936 Summer Olympics ...

(1915-1952), Swedish sprinter *

Lennart Lindgren (Swedish Navy officer) Captain Nils Lennart Lindgren (1 September 1919 – 25 February 2013) was a Swedish Navy officer. He commanded the minelayer and the destroyer , and served as head of the Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps. Lindgren also served at the Swedish embassie ...

(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 Sweden, Swedish singer and songwriter born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. Léon's rise to becoming an international music sensation began with the ...

(Lotta Lindgren, born 1993) *

Magnus Lindgren Magnus Lindgren (born 13 August 1974 in Västerås, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz musician. He studied at the Västerås Music College. He then attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, and began working with the Soul Ente ...

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

Mats Lindgren Mats Anders Lindgren (born 1 October 1974) is a 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, although he never had the opportunity to play for ...

, 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 jockey ...

, 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 Kurt Niklas Lindgren (born June 26, 1972, in Sörmjöle, Umeå Municipality), known in the media prior to his arrest as Hagamannen ("The Haga Man"), is a convicted Swedish serial rapist. Lindgren was convicted of nine counts of sexual assault i ...

(born 1972), Swedish serial rapist *

Niklas Lindgren (sailor) Niklas Lindgren (born 18 May 1988 in Helsinki) is a Finnish sailor, who specializes in two-person dinghy (470) class. He represented Finland in two editions of the Olympic Games (2008 and 2012), and has also been training for the Helsinki Saili ...

(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 genera ...

, 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 Gul ...

, Swedish actor * Peter Lindgren (business theorist) (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 death metal band Opeth. Musical career Lindgren joined Opeth in 1991 as bassist for a show, but ended up ...

, Swedish guitarist * Peter Lindgren (tennis), Swedish tennis player * Perttu Lindgren (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, represen ...

, Swedish football player *

Robert Lindgren Robert R. Lindgren is an American lawyer and educator, and the 15th president of Randolph-Macon College. Education Lindgren graduated Omicron Delta Kappa from the University of Florida in 1976. While he was in college he became a member of the S ...

, American lawyer and educator *

Ryan Lindgren Ryan Lindgren (born February 11, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was picked in the second round (49th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston B ...

, 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 List of Kalmar Governors, Governor of Kalmar County, Sweden,. He was born in Västervik and later pursued an academic career at Linköping University. He was later electe ...

(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 (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known ...

, 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 y ...

(1938-2017), Swedish writer *

Ulrik Lindgren Ulrik Lindgren (born 1955) is a Swedish Christian democratic politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws t ...

, Swedish Christian democratic politician *

Waldemar Lindgren Waldemar Lindgren (February 14, 1860 – November 3, 1939) was a Swedish-American geologist. Lindgren was one of the founders of modern economic geology. Biography Waldemar Lindgren was born in Vassmolösa, Kalmar Municipality, in the historica ...

(1860-1939), Swedish-American geologist

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