Lind is a surname of both Swedish and Estonian origin. In Swedish, it is the word for the linden tree. In Estonian, it is the word for bird.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 36.1% of all known bearers of the surname Lind were residents of the United States (frequency 1:17,107), 26.2% of Sweden (1:644), 8.0% of Germany (1:17,143), 7.7% of Denmark (1:1,255), 3.9% of Norway (1:2,278), 3.1% of Finland (1:3,054), 2.3% of Canada (1:27,037), 2.0% of Australia (1:20,530), 1.5% of Estonia (1:1,539) and 1.4% of Austria (1:10,630).

As of 1 January 2021, 369 men and 407 women have the surname Lind in Estonia. Lind is 112th most common surname for men in Estonia, and the 112th most common surname for women. The surname Lind is most commonly found in Hiiu County, where there 17.86 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the surname.[1]

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:644) in the following regions:[2]

Film, stage and television

Music

  • Bob Lind (born 1942), American folk music singer/songwriter
  • Espen Lind (born 1971), Norwegian musician
  • Eva Lind (born 1966), Austrian operatic soprano
  • Jenny Lind (1820–1887), Swedish opera singer
  • Jon Lind (fl. 1970–2000s), American songwriter and performer
  • Mark Lind (fl. 2000s), American singer/songwriter
  • Olle Lind (fl. 1970–1980s), Swedish musician
  • Zach Lind (fl. 1990–2000s), American musician
  • Sebastian Lind (born 1988), Danish musician

Politics

  • Albert Lind (1878–1964), Australian politician, Country Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
  • Amanda Lind (born 1980), Swedish politician
  • Greg Lind (born 1957), American politician, Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate
  • Ivar Lykke Falch Lind (1870–?), Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party
  • James F. Lind (1900–1975), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Jim Lind (politician) (1913–1980), Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • John Lind (politician) (1854–1930), American politician
  • Nathalie Lind (1918–1999), Danish politician
  • Rikke Lind (born 1968), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party

Science, medicine and technology

  • Artur Lind (1927–1989), Estonian molecular biologist
  • David A. Lind (1918–2015), American physicist and mountain climber
  • Don L. Lind (1930–2022), American astronaut
  • James Lind (1716–1794), Scottish pioneer of naval hygiene
  • Jens Lind (1874–1939), Danish apothecary and botanist
  • Samuel C. Lind (1879–1965), American radiation chemist

Sport

Writing

Other

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nimede statistika. Lind. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Lind surname distribution
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