# Lind (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lind/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,990 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,416 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,597 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.8% (14,302 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Lynds |

## Etymology

* As an English, North German, Dutch, and North Germanic surname, from lind (“lime tree”). * As a South German and Jewish surname, from the adjective lind (“gentle”). * As a Yiddish surname, variant of Linde.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lind in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lind in the United States and Austria.

## People named Lind

- Emily Alyn Lind, American actress (born 2002)
- Natalie Alyn Lind, American actress
- Don L. Lind, American astronaut (1930–2022)
- Alyvia Alyn Lind, American child actress
- Caroline Lind, American rower
- Heather Lind, American actress
- Joan Lind, American rower (1952-2015)
- Jakov Lind, Austrian-British writer (1927-2007)
- Eva Lind, Austrian soprano
- Myrtle Lind, American actress
- Bob Lind, American folk music singer-songwriter
- John Lind, American politician (1854-1930)

and 6 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Lund, Land, Lindo, Linde, Lint, Lynd, Lindow, Linda, Lundy, Landa, Landau, Lent.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.