How common is the surname Lindgren?

7,300 people in the United States had the surname Lindgren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,294 Americans. It ranked 4,834th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lindgren?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lindgren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lindgren?

Kjell Lindgren, American astronaut, followed by Blaine Lindgren.

Where is the surname Lindgren most common?

Wikidata records people named Lindgren in the United States.

Is the surname Lindgren getting more or less common?

More common. 7,256 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,300 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Lindgren

A surname, carried by 7,300 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lindgren is more common than 97% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,300 people named Lindgren in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,294 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,256.

#4,834

rank among US surnames

7,300

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,502)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,828	Guffey	7,307	42,253
#4,831	Huntington	7,306	42,259
#4,833	Nelms	7,303	42,277
#4,834	Lindgren	7,300	42,294

Who is named Lindgren

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

95% of people named Lindgren identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lindgrens

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kjell Lindgren
American astronaut, born 1973
Blaine Lindgren
American hurdler (1939-2019)
Ryan Lindgren
American ice hockey player, born 1998
Erick Lindgren
American poker player, born 1976
Waldemar Lindgren
American geologist (1860-1939)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lindgren

Lindgren has the Soundex code L532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L532.

Questions

How common is the surname Lindgren?: 7,300 people in the United States had the surname Lindgren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,294 Americans. It ranked 4,834th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lindgren?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lindgren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lindgren?: Kjell Lindgren, American astronaut, followed by Blaine Lindgren.
Where is the surname Lindgren most common?: Wikidata records people named Lindgren in the United States.
Is the surname Lindgren getting more or less common?: More common. 7,256 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,300 in 2010, up 0.6%.