Explore the Family Name Lindh

The meaning of Lindh

Swedish: variant of Lind, from an ornamental spelling of lind ‘lime tree’. It is also found in Finland and Norway. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Eskil, Nels. German Wolf, Hans.

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How common is the last name Lindh in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lindh has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 45,651 in terms of popularity but jumped to 41,657 by 2010, representing an 8.75% increase. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 441 in 2000 to 522 in 2010, a significant 18.37% surge. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people in 2000, there were 0.16 named Lindh, which increased to 0.18 by 2010, marking a 12.5% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,651	#41,657	8.75%
Count	441	522	18.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.18	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lindh

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes from 2000 to 2010 for the surname Lindh. Individuals identifying as White held a strong majority at 95.92% in 2000, decreasing slightly to 93.87% by 2010. The number of those who identified as having two or more ethnicities climbed by 35.40%, from 1.13% to 1.53%. There was a small increase from 1.36% to 1.53% in those identifying as Hispanic. Interestingly, there were no individuals under this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black in 2000; however, by 2010 these figures rose to 2.11% and 0.96% respectively. No change was observed in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.92%	93.87%	-2.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.11%	0%
Two or More Races	1.13%	1.53%	35.4%
Hispanic	1.36%	1.53%	12.5%
Black	0%	0.96%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%