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

Lindblad, 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 Lindblad surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lindblad in America

Lindblad is the 22392nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lindblad surname appeared 1,150 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 Lindblad.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lindblad 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 Lindblad

The surname Lindblad is of Swedish origin, derived from the combination of the Swedish words "lind" meaning lime tree and "blad" meaning leaf or foliage. It is believed to have originated in the 16th or 17th century as a descriptive surname, likely referring to someone who lived near a lime tree or a place with an abundance of lime trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lindblad can be found in the Swedish church records from the late 17th century. In 1698, a man named Lars Lindblad was born in the parish of Valla, Östergötland County, Sweden.

Another notable early bearer of the name was Carl Lindblad, a Swedish composer and music teacher who lived from 1801 to 1878. He is best known for composing the popular Swedish song "Ack Värmeland du sköna" (Oh Värmland, You Beautiful).

In the 19th century, the Lindblad surname appeared in various Swedish census records, particularly in the regions of Småland, Östergötland, and Västergötland. One prominent figure from this era was Otto Lindblad, a Swedish astronomer born in 1808 who made significant contributions to the study of comets and asteroids.

Towards the end of the 19th century and into the early 20th century, several individuals with the Lindblad surname emigrated from Sweden to other parts of the world, including the United States and Canada. One such individual was Axel Lindblad, a Swedish-born American astronomer who lived from 1892 to 1958 and made important discoveries regarding the structure and dynamics of galaxies.

Another notable bearer of the Lindblad name was Ejnar Lindblad, a Swedish sailor and Olympic gold medalist in sailing, who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in 1880 and passed away in 1959.

Throughout history, the Lindblad surname has maintained its Swedish roots and connection to the descriptive meaning of "lime tree leaf," reflecting the natural and rural origins of many Swedish family names.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lindblad

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

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 Lindblad 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 Lindblad 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 Lindblad was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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