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![Show Contents]() Linder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Linder 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. Linder Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lindros and others. Linder RankingIn the United States, the name Linder is the 2,468th most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Linder is ranked the 6,370th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2
 Linder migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Linder Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Simeon Linder, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 3
- Simon, Linder Jr., who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 3
- Michael Linder, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1736 3
- John Linder, who landed in South Carolina in 1738 3
- Johannes Linder, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 3
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Linder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Louis Linder, aged 21, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1805 3
- Heinrich Linder, aged 33, who arrived in New York, NY in 1849 3
- Joh Linder, who landed in America in 1853 3
- Anton Linder, who landed in America in 1853 3
- Joseph Linder, who arrived in America in 1853 3
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Linder Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Frans Oskar Linder, who arrived in Alabama in 1921 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Linder (post 1700) | + |
- John Elmer Linder (b. 1942), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia (1993-2011)
- Virginia Linder (b. 1953), American jurist, Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
- Kate Linder, American actress, best known for her role as Esther Valentine on The Young and the Restless, which she has played since 1982
- Clarence Hugo Linder (1903-1994), noted American electrical engineer, founding member of the National Academy of Engineering
- Benjamin Ernest "Ben" Linder (1959-1987), American engineer who was killed by the Contras while working on a small hydroelectric dam in rural northern Nicaragua
- Joseph Charles Linder (1886-1948), American retired ice hockey player
- Michael Linder, American radio and television journalist and producer
- Richard "Dick" Linder (1923-1959), American professional race car driver
- Stewart Bridgewater "Stu" Linder (1931-2006), American film editor
- Harold Linder (b. 1900), American Ambassador to Canada (1968-69) and chairman for the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton (1969-71)
- ... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Suggested Readings for the name Linder | + |
- The Linder Family by Penny Linder.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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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Linder migration to the United States 
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