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    The surname Lindo

    A surname, carried by 3,605 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L530

    Lindo: #9,066 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lindo #9,066, 3,605 people Lindo: #9,066 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lindo #9,066, 3,605 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lindo is more common than 94.4% of them.

    Origin

    As an English surname, from Lindow. For romance varieties, see lindo.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,605 people named Lindo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,644 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,810.

    #9,066
    rank among US surnames
    3,605
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +28.3%
    change since 2000 (was #10,483)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,058Wiggs3,60885,572
    #9,061Snavely3,60785,596
    #9,064Persons3,60685,620
    #9,066Lindo3,60585,644
    #9,068Frith3,60485,667
    #9,073Roan3,60385,691
    #9,074McElwee3,60285,715

    Who is named Lindo

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

    48% of people named Lindo identified as Black (not Hispanic), 22% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 19% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 48%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 22%
    • White (not Hispanic) 19%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.5%
    • Two or more races 4.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Lindos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Delroy Lindo
      British-born American actor (born 1952)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lindo

    Lindo 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 Lindo come from?
    As an English surname, from Lindow. For romance varieties, see lindo.
    How common is the surname Lindo?
    3,605 people in the United States had the surname Lindo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,644 Americans. It ranked 9,066th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lindo?
    In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Lindo identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 22% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Lindo?
    Delroy Lindo, British-born American actor (born 1952).
    Where is the surname Lindo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lindo in the United States.
    Is the surname Lindo getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,605 in 2010, up 28%.