Look up another surname
The linden Surname

linden Name Meaning and History

  1. Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant (plural) of Linde.
  2. English: variant spelling of Lindon.
  3. Belgian and Dutch (van Linden): habitational name from places called Linden in Brabant and North Brabant.
  4. Dutch (van der Linden): habitational name from any of numerous places called Ter Linde.
  5. Irish: reduced form of McLinden.
  6. Swedish (Lindén): ornamental name from lind ‘lime tree’ + the common suffix -én, from the Latin adjectival ending -enius.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family

14–Day Free Trial

Download the Getting Started guide
It's FREE with registration!

linden Family Facts

Are you a Facebook user? Add linden family facts to your Facebook profile.
Distribution of linden Families in the US in 1920
Number of linden families
 78-153
 27-77
 1-26
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

Click on a state to view linden census records

Year

How is this helpful?

  • You can decide where (in which states) to start searching for linden records.
  • You can see how linden families moved over time by selecting different Census years.

What do I do next?

The information for this map came from Ancestry.com’s US Federal Census Collection.
  • Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, residence and occupation.
  • Click here to search linden census records.

Search for linden records

Name

Birth

+/-
e.g. Chicago, Illinois, USA

Death

+/-
e.g. Chicago, Illinois, USA
Give priority to    

More resources for your linden family history

Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?

A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.

Begin your family tree with your name:

Learn more about family trees.

The linden name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the linden family name as far back in history as possible.

Member Connections

More Tools and Resources