Lindeman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The Lindeman surname is derived from one of several place names Linde, as well from the Linden near Hannover, and was no doubt originally used to describe someone who came from one of these places.

Early Origins of the Lindeman family

The surname Lindeman was first found in the Lower Rhine, where this family became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Chronicles first mention a Hermann Lindeman of Hanover in 1335, Henczel unter der Lynden of Freiberg (Saxony) in 1383, Hannus von der Linde in 1440, Jacob Lindner of Tirol in 1348, and Johann van Lynder of the lower Rhine in 1528.

Early History of the Lindeman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lindeman research. Another 257 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1520, 1562, 1563, 1650, 1705, 1760, 1836, 1842, 1852, 1873, 1934, 1938 and 1939 are included under the topic Early Lindeman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lindeman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lindemann, Lindeman, Lindman, Lindermann and many more.

Early Notables of the Lindeman family

Notables with the name Lindeman during this period were

Ferdinand von Lindeman (1852-1939) was a brilliant mathematician...

Lindeman Ranking

In the United States, the name Lindeman is the 6,479^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Lindeman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lindeman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jan Lindeman, who settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1698

Lindeman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacob Lindeman, who settled in Philadelphia in 1740
Henrich Lindeman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740 2
Justus Lindeman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740 2
Nicholas Lindeman, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
Burckhard Lindeman, who settled in Philadelphia in 1753
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Lindeman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

C Lindeman, aged 39, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1807 2
John Herman Lindeman, aged 29, who landed in Missouri in 1840 2
Herman Lindeman, aged 35, who landed in Missouri in 1848 2
Charles Lindeman, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1850 2
August Lindeman, who landed in America in 1855 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Lindeman (post 1700) +

Dr. Henry J Lindeman (1811-1881), Australian founder of Lindeman's Wines Ltd in New South Wales, Australia in 1843
James William "Jim" Lindeman (b. 1962), American former Major League Baseball player who played from 1986 to 1994
Eduard C. Lindeman (1885-1953), American educator, best known for his book, The Meaning of Adult Education
George Sidney Lindeman, British sub-lieutenant aboard the Royal Navy vessel HMS Virago, eponym of Lindeman Island group in the Whitsunday Islands off the coast of Queensland, Australia
Ole Andreas Lindeman (1769-1857), Norwegian musician, organist, composer and music educator
Ludvig Mathias Lindeman (1812-1887), Norwegian composer and organist
Kurt Lindeman (b. 1932), Finnish fencer and modern pentathlete at the 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics
Jan Christiaan Lindeman (1921-2007), Dutch botanist
Fredrik Otto Lindeman (b. 1936), Norwegian linguist
Bert-Jan Lindeman (b. 1989), Dutch professional road bicycle racer

Citations +

"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)