Linden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Netherlands
England
Germany
Scotland
Sweden

Etymology of Linden

What does the name Linden mean?

The surname Linden is derived from the German word "linde" meaning lime tree. It was a topographic name for someone who lived near a lime tree. There are also several places named for this word, especially in northern Germany, and as such people may have adopted the habitation name as a surname. There are several Swedish compound names, created ornamentally from the root "Lind," they include Lindberg, Lindström, Lindbloom and others.

Linden Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lindros and others.

Linden Ranking

In the United States, the name Linden is the 6,431^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Linden migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Linden Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Andreas Linden, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 2

Linden Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Abraham vanDer Linden, who settled in Philadelphia in 1806
John Linden, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1808 2
Daniel Linden, aged 32, who landed in Maryland in 1813 2
Ann Linden, who settled in Baltimore in 1831
Hugh, John, Joseph and Patrick Linden, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1840
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Linden Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Gustaf Aineo Linden, who arrived in Mississippi in 1905 2
Alexander Linden, who settled in New York in 1908

Linden migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Linden Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Linden who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Ann" departing 16th May 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 30th June 1847 but he died on board 3
Carl Linden, who arrived in Quebec in 1854

Contemporary Notables of the name Linden (post 1700) +

Trevor John Linden C.M. O.B.C. (b. 1970), nicknamed "Captain Canuck", retired Canadian professional NHL ice hockey player, NHLPA President
Hal Linden (b. 1931), American seven-time Primetime Emmy Award and three-time Golden Globe Award nominated stage and screen actor, television director and musician, best known role in the television comedy series Barney Miller
Todd Anthony "Moose" Linden (b. 1980), American Major League Baseball outfielder
Eric Linden (1909-1994), American actor
Edwin Gilbert "Edward" Linden (1888-1956), American cinematographer, best known for his work on King Kong (1933) and Son of Kong (1933)
Brigadier-General Henning Linden (1892-1984), American Assistant Commanding General 42nd Division (1944-1945) 4
Joel A. Vander Linden, American politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of Warren, Michigan, 2003 5
Edward Sean Linden (1935-2023), born John Edward Glackin, a Scottish poet, literary magazine editor and political activist
Stella Linden (b. 1919), born Stella M Marsden, English actress and writer
Michael Rory "Mickey" Linden, Irish Gaelic footballer
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Linden family +

USS Indianapolis

Charles Gerald Linden, American crew member on board the ship "USS Indianapolis" when she was on a top secret trip for the first nuclear weapon, she was sunk by Japanese Navy on 30th July 1945, he was one of the many who were killed in the sinking due to exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning and shark attacks 6

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 84)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, April 2) Henning Linden. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Linden/Henning/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Final Crew List, retrieved 2021, October 30th Retrieved from https://www.ussindianapolis.com/final-crew