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

Lindor, 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 Lindor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lindor in America

Lindor is the 30076th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lindor surname appeared 780 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 Lindor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lindor 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 Lindor

The surname Lindor is believed to have originated in the French region of Champagne during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "lindor," which means "lime tree." The name likely referred to someone who lived near a prominent lime tree or a lime grove.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Lindor surname can be found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Pierre-le-Vif de Sens, a 12th-century manuscript that documents the transactions and possessions of a Benedictine abbey in the town of Sens, France. The document mentions a "Gaufridus Lindor" who witnessed a land transaction in 1175.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in the Chronicles of the Dukes of Burgundy, which recorded the history of the powerful Burgundian duchy. A certain "Jean Lindor" is mentioned as a participant in the Battle of Courtrai in 1302, where the French nobility faced a decisive defeat against the Flemish militia.

During the Renaissance period, a notable bearer of the Lindor name was Antoine Lindor (1495-1568), a French jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Parlement of Paris. His treatise on French customary law, "Coutumes de la Prévôté et Vicomté de Paris," became an influential work in the field of jurisprudence.

In the 18th century, the Lindor surname found its way to the Caribbean region, possibly through French colonists or immigrants. One of the earliest recorded instances in this region is that of Marie-Jeanne Lindor (1724-1798), who was born in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) and became a prominent landowner and plantation owner in the French colony.

Another notable figure was Jacques Lindor (1789-1861), a French revolutionary soldier who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in Marseille and rose through the ranks to become a general in the French Imperial Army, earning distinction for his bravery and leadership on numerous battlefields across Europe.

While the Lindor surname is not among the most common in France or other parts of the world, it has persisted throughout history, carrying the legacy of its origins and the stories of those who bore this distinctive name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lindor

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

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

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