| Lindholm History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms - Origins Available:
- Sweden
The surname Lindholm 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. Lindholm Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lindros and others. Lindholm RankingIn the United States, the name Lindholm is the 8,276th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]
Lindholm migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Lindholm Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Gustav Lindholm, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 [2]
- P A Lindholm, who landed in Mississippi in 1886 [2]
Contemporary Notables of the name Lindholm (post 1700) | + |
- Elias Lindholm (b. 1994), Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks
- Berit Lindholm (1934-2023), born Berit Maria Jonsson, a Swedish soprano
- Eric Evert Lindholm (1890-1957), Swedish track and field athlete at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Ola Henrik Lindholm (b. 1970), Swedish television personality
- Peter "Peja" Rutger Lindholm (b. 1970), Swedish curler, three-time world champion skip
- Ralf-Henrik ”Dave” Lindholm (b. 1952), Finnish guitarist and singer-songwr
- Henna Lindholm (b. 1989), Finnish ice dancer
- Sebastian "Basti" Lindholm (b. 1961), Finnish rally driver
- Tommy Lindholm (b. 1947), Finnish former footballer
- Wilhelm Adolf Lindholm (1874-1935), Russian malacologist
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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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