as a Last Name
- 2,642
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Linde
Meaning & Origins
German, Dutch, and Scandinavian: topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous lime tree, Middle High German, Dutch linde, Scandinavian lind. There are several places, especially in North Germany, named with this word, and the name may be a habitational name from any of these. The word was also used in a number of Old High German women's personal names, with the meaning ‘shield’ or ‘spear’ (these being made from the hard wood of the lime); it is possible that the surname in some cases is from a short form of one of these. As a Swedish name it is often ornamental rather than topographic.
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,642
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Dakota
- has the most people named Linde per capita
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