Explore the Family Name Lindstedt

The meaning of Lindstedt

1. Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements lind ‘lime tree’ + stedt ‘place, homestead’, the latter borrowed from Low German. 2. German: habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nils.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lindstedt experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 40,397 in terms of commonality and by 2010, it had dropped to a rank of 42,237, representing a change of -4.55%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Lindstedt surname increased marginally from 510 to 514 within the same period, a growth of approximately 0.78%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 10.53%, from 0.19 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,397	#42,237	-4.55%
Count	510	514	0.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lindstedt

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lindstedt, as depicted by the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White, with a slight increase from 95.49% in 2000 to 96.30% in 2010. The Hispanic community represents the second largest group associated with this surname, although their percentage saw a small decrease of 0.93% from 2.16% in 2000 to 2.14% in 2010. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native recorded in either 2000 or 2010. Data for those identifying as two or more races was also not available during these census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.49%	96.3%	0.85%
Hispanic	2.16%	2.14%	-0.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.98%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%