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    The surname Linden

    A surname, carried by 6,276 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L535 Also a first name

    Linden: #5,534 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Linden #5,534, 6,276 people Linden: #5,534 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Linden #5,534, 6,276 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Linden is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    * As a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, plural form of Linde. * As a Dutch and West Flemish surname, from several placenames called Linden or Lienden. Also shortened from Vanderlinden. * As a Swedish surname, from lind (“lime tree”). Compare Lindeen. * As an English surname, variant of Lindon. * As an Irish surname, shortened from McLinden, itself a variant of McClinton.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,276 people named Linden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,195 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,935.

    #5,534
    rank among US surnames
    6,276
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.7%
    change since 2000 (was #5,400)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,530Kamara6,28849,101
    #5,531Hardee6,28349,140
    #5,533Boylan6,28049,163
    #5,534Linden6,27649,195
    #5,535Dee6,27549,202

    Who is named Linden

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

    89% of people named Linden identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lindens

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Hal Linden
      American actor, born 1931
    • Eric Linden
      American actor (1909-1994)
    • Jean Jules Linden
      Belgian botanist (1817-1898)
    • Desiree Linden
      American marathon runner, born 1983
    • Andy Linden
      British actor, born 2000
    • Marta Linden
      Actor; A Yank at Eton (1903-1990)
    • David Linden
      American neuroscientist, born 1961
    • Lucien Linden
      Belgian botanist (1853-1940)

    Notable Lindens come mostly from the United States (5), Luxembourg (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Linden

    Linden has the Soundex code L535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L535.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Linden come from?
    * As a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, plural form of Linde. * As a Dutch and West Flemish surname, from several placenames called Linden or Lienden. Also shortened from Vanderlinden. * As a Swedish surname, from lind (“lime tree”). Compare Lindeen. * As an English surname, variant of Lindon. *…
    How common is the surname Linden?
    6,276 people in the United States had the surname Linden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,195 Americans. It ranked 5,534th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Linden?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Linden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Linden?
    Hal Linden, American actor, followed by Eric Linden.
    Where is the surname Linden most common?
    Wikidata records people named Linden in the United States, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Linden getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,276 in 2010, up 5.7%.
    Is Linden also a first name?
    Yes. Linden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.