Linder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Sweden

Etymology of Linder

What does the name Linder mean?

The surname Linder 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.

Linder Spelling Variations

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

Linder Ranking

In the United States, the name Linder is the 2,468^th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Linder is ranked the 6,370^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Linder migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Linder Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Simeon Linder, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 3
Simon, Linder Jr., who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 3
Michael Linder, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1736 3
John Linder, who landed in South Carolina in 1738 3
Johannes Linder, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Linder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Louis Linder, aged 21, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1805 3
Heinrich Linder, aged 33, who arrived in New York, NY in 1849 3
Joh Linder, who landed in America in 1853 3
Anton Linder, who landed in America in 1853 3
Joseph Linder, who arrived in America in 1853 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Linder Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Frans Oskar Linder, who arrived in Alabama in 1921 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Linder (post 1700) +

John Elmer Linder (b. 1942), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia (1993-2011)
Virginia Linder (b. 1953), American jurist, Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
Kate Linder, American actress, best known for her role as Esther Valentine on The Young and the Restless, which she has played since 1982
Clarence Hugo Linder (1903-1994), noted American electrical engineer, founding member of the National Academy of Engineering
Benjamin Ernest "Ben" Linder (1959-1987), American engineer who was killed by the Contras while working on a small hydroelectric dam in rural northern Nicaragua
Joseph Charles Linder (1886-1948), American retired ice hockey player
Michael Linder, American radio and television journalist and producer
Richard "Dick" Linder (1923-1959), American professional race car driver
Stewart Bridgewater "Stu" Linder (1931-2006), American film editor
Harold Linder (b. 1900), American Ambassador to Canada (1968-69) and chairman for the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton (1969-71)
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Linder family +

Vimy Ridge

Samuel Montgomery Linder (1894-1917), Canadian farmer, Private in the 44th Battalion from Manitoba who died at Vimy Ridge April 1917

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)