Explore the Family Name Lindow

The meaning of Lindow

German: habitational name from any of the places so called in Brandenburg, Pomerania, and Mecklenburg, of Slavic origin.

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

The surname Lindow ranked 19,852nd in popularity in the year 2000 and rose slightly to 19,755th in the 2010 Decennial U.S. Census. This represents a modest increase of 0.49% over that decade. The total count of people with this surname also grew from 1,253 in 2000 to 1,363 in 2010, marking an 8.78% growth. The proportion of individuals bearing the Lindow surname per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.46 in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,852	#19,755	0.49%
Count	1,253	1,363	8.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.46	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lindow

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the Lindow surname was predominantly associated with people of White ethnic identity, accounting for 95.61% in 2000 and 92.81% in 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in this percentage by -2.93% over the decade. Other ethnic identities represented among those with the Lindow surname included Asian/Pacific Islander (increasing from 0.40% to 1.03%), Hispanic (rising from 1.12% to 1.98%), Black (from 0.88% to 1.47%), and American Indian and Alaskan Native (which saw a slight increase from 0.48% to 0.51%). Noteworthy is the substantial growth in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic representations among people with this surname, with increases of 157.50% and 76.79%, respectively. There was also a rise in the percentage of those identifying with two or more races, from 1.52% to 2.20%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.61%	92.81%	-2.93%
Two or More Races	1.52%	2.2%	44.74%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.98%	76.79%
Black	0.88%	1.47%	67.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4%	1.03%	157.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.48%	0.51%	6.25%