Show ContentsLindman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Lindman 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.

Lindman Spelling Variations

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


United States Lindman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lindman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Maria Lindman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803 1
  • Wilhelm Lindman, aged 1, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1845 1
  • Ernstine Lindman, aged 24, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1845 1
  • Anders Lindman with his wife Brita Engmann arrived in New York in 1849
  • Carl Lindman, aged 34, who landed in America in 1852 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Lindman (post 1700) +

  • Nils Hans Lindman (1884-1957), Swedish footballer at the 1908 Summer Olympics
  • Carl Axel Magnus Lindman (1856-1928), Swedish botanist and botanical artist


  1. 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)


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