Explore the Family Name Lindvig

The meaning of Lindvig

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named with lind ‘lime tree’ + vik ‘bay, inlet’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Jorgen.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lindvig has seen a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lindvig was ranked as the 106,477th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 102,688th spot, marking an upward shift of 3.56%. Over this same span of time, the count of individuals with the Lindvig surname increased from 155 to 175, a growth rate of 12.9%. Despite this growth, the proportion of individuals named Lindvig per 100,000 population remained steady at 0.06.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#106,477	#102,688	3.56%
Count	155	175	12.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.06	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lindvig

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the Lindvig surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census, we find that in both 2000 and 2010, the vast majority of individuals with this last name identified as White. In 2000, this group accounted for 99.35% of all Lindvigs, dipping slightly to 98.86% in 2010. There were no significant changes observed in other ethnicity categories over this period. The census showed no individuals with the Lindvig surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Also notably, there were no individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.35%	98.86%	-0.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%