How common is the surname Lindbergh?

249 people in the United States had the surname Lindbergh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,239,942 Americans. It ranked 77,012th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lindbergh?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Lindbergh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lindbergh?

Charles Lindbergh, American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974), followed by Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

Where is the surname Lindbergh most common?

Wikidata records people named Lindbergh in the United States and Sweden.

Is the surname Lindbergh getting more or less common?

More common. 245 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 249 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Lindbergh

A surname, carried by 249 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L531

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lindbergh is more common than 52.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 249 people named Lindbergh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,239,942 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 245.

#77,012

rank among US surnames

249

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #73,659)

Who is named Lindbergh

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

88% of people named Lindbergh identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lindberghs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles Lindbergh
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
American aviator and writer (1906–2001)
Charles August Lindbergh
American politician (1859-1924)
August Lindbergh
(1808-1893) American farmer, politician
Karen Pryor
American author, 1932–2025

Notable Lindberghs come mostly from the United States (4) and Sweden (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lindbergh

Lindbergh has the Soundex code L531, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L531.

Questions

How common is the surname Lindbergh?: 249 people in the United States had the surname Lindbergh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,239,942 Americans. It ranked 77,012th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lindbergh?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Lindbergh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lindbergh?: Charles Lindbergh, American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist (1902–1974), followed by Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
Where is the surname Lindbergh most common?: Wikidata records people named Lindbergh in the United States and Sweden.
Is the surname Lindbergh getting more or less common?: More common. 245 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 249 in 2010, up 1.6%.