Find out how popular the last name Lindamood is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lindamood.

Lindamood, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lindamood surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lindamood in America

Lindamood is the 21382nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lindamood surname appeared 1,224 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lindamood.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lindamood to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lindamood

The surname Lindamood has its origins in Germany, where it can be traced back to the 16th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Old German words "linden" meaning a linden tree, and "mut" meaning courage or spirit. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a linden tree or a forest of linden trees, or perhaps someone with a courageous spirit.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lindamood can be found in the town records of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a well-preserved medieval town in Bavaria, Germany. In these records, a man named Hans Lindamood is mentioned as a landowner in the year 1542. This provides evidence that the name was already established in the region by the mid-16th century.

The Lindamood name also appears in several historical documents from the 17th and 18th centuries in various German states, such as Saxony and Hesse. Some notable individuals bearing this surname include Johann Lindamood, a respected scholar and theologian who lived in Leipzig in the late 17th century, and Anna Maria Lindamood, a renowned painter from Frankfurt whose works can still be found in several museums across Europe.

As German immigration to North America increased in the 19th century, many Lindamoods made their way to the United States and Canada. One of the earliest recorded arrivals was Jacob Lindamood, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1748. Another notable Lindamood was William Lindamood, a soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later became a successful businessman in Virginia.

Other prominent figures with the surname Lindamood include Charles Lindamood (1904-1995), an American educator who developed the Lindamood-Bell reading and spelling programs for students with learning disabilities, and Lucille Lindamood (1922-2008), a pioneering aviator who was one of the first women to fly for a commercial airline in the United States.

Throughout its history, the Lindamood name has maintained a strong connection to its German roots, while also leaving its mark in various parts of the world where its bearers have settled and made significant contributions to their communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lindamood

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lindamood.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lindamood was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lindamood has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lindamood was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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