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Linde Surname Meaning

German, Dutch, and Scandinavian: topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous lime tree. Middle High German, Dutch linde, Scandinavian lind. There are several places, especially in northern Germany, named with this word, and the name may be a habitational name from any of these.

The word was also used in a number of Old High German women's personal names with the meaning ‘shield’ or ‘spear’ (these being made from the hard wood of the lime); it is possible that the surname in some cases is from a short form of one of these.

As a Swedish name, it is often ornamental rather than topographic. Compare Lindy.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of German Linde ‘lime tree’ (see 1 above).

Spanish: topographic name for someone who lived on a boundary from linde ‘boundary’ (from Latin limes) or a habitational name from any of the places called La Linde in Oviedo and Biscay provinces.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Linde families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Linde family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Linde families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 6 Linde families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 46% of all the recorded Linde's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Linde families in 1911.

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Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Linde life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Linde in 1944 was 59, and 79 in 2004.

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