How common is the surname Lind?

14,990 people in the United States had the surname Lind in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,597 Americans. It ranked 2,416th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lind?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Lind identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lind?

Emily Alyn Lind, American actress (born 2002), followed by Natalie Alyn Lind.

Where is the surname Lind most common?

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

Is the surname Lind getting more or less common?

More common. 14,302 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,990 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Lind

A surname, carried by 14,990 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lind is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

* 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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,990 people named Lind in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,597 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,302.

#2,416

rank among US surnames

14,990

people in 2010

5.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,316)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,407	Dobbins	15,076	20,479
#2,408	Chester	15,066	20,493
#2,409	Banda	15,055	20,508
#2,411	Mattingly	15,050	20,515
#2,412	Beckman	15,045	20,521
#2,414	Ruth	15,012	20,567
#2,415	Starkey	15,004	20,578

Who is named Lind

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Lind identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Linds

18 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emily Alyn Lind
American actress (born 2002)
Natalie Alyn Lind
American actress, born 1999
Don L. Lind
American astronaut (1930–2022)
Alyvia Alyn Lind
American child actress, born 2007
Caroline Lind
American rower, born 1982
Heather Lind
American actress, born 1983
Joan Lind
American rower (1952-2015)
Jakov Lind
Austrian-British writer (1927-2007)
Eva Lind
Austrian soprano, born 1966
Myrtle Lind
American actress, 1898–1966
Bob Lind
American folk music singer-songwriter, born 1942
John Lind
American politician (1854-1930)

Notable Linds come mostly from the United States (16) and Austria (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Lynds

Surnames that sound like Lind

Lind has the Soundex code L530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L530.

Questions

Where does the surname Lind come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Lind?: 14,990 people in the United States had the surname Lind in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,597 Americans. It ranked 2,416th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lind?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Lind identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lind?: Emily Alyn Lind, American actress (born 2002), followed by Natalie Alyn Lind.
Where is the surname Lind most common?: Wikidata records people named Lind in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Lind getting more or less common?: More common. 14,302 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,990 in 2010, up 4.8%.
What are other spellings of Lind?: Lynds.