Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements lind
‘lime tree’ + -ell, a common suffix of Swedish surnames, from
the Latin adjectival suffix -elius.
English:
habitational name from Lindal, Cumbria (formerly in Lancashire) or
Lindale, also in Cumbria; both are named from Old Norse lind
‘lime tree’ + dalr ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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