Show ContentsLindemann History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Lindemann 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 Lindemann family

The surname Lindemann 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 Lindemann family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lindemann 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 Lindemann History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lindemann Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Lindemann family

Notables with the name Lindemann during this period were Michael Lindener (1520-1562), who was a strolling scholar and schoolmaster in Nuremberg, Ulm, and Augsburg, where he was finally executed for murder. Otto zur Linde (1873-1938) was a...
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Lindemann Ranking

In the United States, the name Lindemann is the 10,470th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Lindemann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lindemann Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henrich Lindemann, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1740 2
  • Justus Lindemann, who arrived in America in 1740-1741 2
  • Burckhardt Lindemann, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Lindemann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Herm Lindemann, who landed in America in 1833 2
  • Johann Lindemann with his wife Eva Ockner and seven children emigrated to Texas in the 1840s or 1850s
  • Andreas Lindemann, who immigrated to Texas in the 1840s or 1850s
  • Heinrich Lindemann, aged 43, who landed in Missouri in 1841 2
  • Christ Lindemann, who landed in America in 1842 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Lindemann (post 1700) +

  • Otto Ernst Lindemann (1894-1941), German Kapitän zur See, commander of the battleship Bismarck during its eight months of service in World War II; he died in the sinking 27 May 1941
  • Stefan Lindemann (b. 1980), German figure skater and seven-time German national champion
  • Hannes Lindemann (b. 1922), German doctor, navigator and sailor with two solo transatlantic crossings
  • Jens Lindemann (b. 1966), Canadian trumpet soloist
  • Viscount Fredrick Alexander Lindemann (1886-1957), English physicist, professor at Oxford, and close friend and advisor to Sir Winston Churchill

Bismarck
  • Heinrich Lindemann (1906-1941), German Matrose Res. who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3
  • Ernst Lindemann (1894-1941), German Kapitän zur See who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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