Show ContentsLinne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Linne 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.

Linne Spelling Variations

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


United States Linne migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Linne Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johann Linne, who landed in America in 1783 1
Linne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henry Linne, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1857 1
  • Louis Linne, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1864 1


  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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