Show ContentsLundeen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Lundeen comes from the Norman toponymic de la Lounde.

Early Origins of the Lundeen family

The surname Lundeen was first found in County Tipperary (Irish: Thiobraid Árann), established in the 13th century in South-central Ireland, in the province of Munster, where in 1297, Gilbert de la Lounde was murdered by O'Mores. The name Lunde occurs in 1307, and in the early 14th century, Lundey was the name of a cottager in Tipperary. According to the Ormond Deeds, in 1533, John Boy Lundey, a 100 year old Tipperary man, gave evidence as a witness to a crime.

Early History of the Lundeen family

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Lundeen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lundy, Lundey, Lunde and others.

Early Notables of the Lundeen family

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Lundeen Ranking

In the United States, the name Lundeen is the 14,253rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Lundeen family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Lundy, who landed in New York in 1804; William Lundey, who was naturalized in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1844; John, Michael, and Margrate Lundy, who arrived in New York in 1847.


Contemporary Notables of the name Lundeen (post 1700) +

  • Walter S. Lundeen, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1936
  • Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940), American politician, Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District 1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); Defeated (Independent), 1920; Candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1928; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; Defeated, 1923 (Republican primary), 1930 (Farmer-Labor); Died in office 1940
  • Al Lundeen, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Seattle, Washington, 1924
  • Paul Lundeen, American politician, Member of the Colorado House of Representatives (2015-)
  • Robert West Lundeen (1921-2016), American business executive and philanthropist, CEO of Dow Chemical (1982-1986)
  • Evelyn Lundeen (1900-1963), American nurse who headed the first premature nursery in the United States


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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