Lindberg is a common European surname. Literally translated it means lime or linden tree - mountain. It originally comes from villages in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and is now very common in Sweden.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 52.9% of all known bearers of the surname Lindberg were residents of Sweden, 26.6% of the United States, 7.3% of Finland, 4.5% of Denmark, 3.4% of Norway and 1.9% of Canada.
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:354) in the following counties: Västerbotten (1:122) Gävleborg (1:178) Norrbotten (1:244) Uppsala (1:258) Västmanland (1:264) Dalarna (1:293) Jämtland (1:319) Västernorrland (1:319) Södermanland (1:347)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,441) in the following regions: Åland (1:336) Southwest Finland (1:730) Uusimaa (1:849) Tavastia Proper (1:1,202) Kymenlaakso (1:1,285)
In the United States, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:25,889) in the following states:Lindberg surname distribution
Minnesota (1:2,886) North Dakota (1:5,623) Wyoming (1:7,249) Washington (1:7,391) Montana (1:7,443) South Dakota (1:9,169) Wisconsin (1:9,794) Vermont (1:11,445) Oregon (1:13,115) Alaska (1:14,169) Idaho (1:15,505) Massachusetts (1:18,030) Illinois (1:18,160) Utah (1:18,608) Rhode Island (1:18,664) Kansas (1:19,262) Connecticut (1:19,699) Michigan (1:20,983) Colorado (1:21,261) Iowa (1:22,068) New Hampshire (1:22,808) Nebraska (1:22,893) Arizona (1:23,616) New Mexico (1:23,808)
People
A–G Anna Lindberg (born 1981), Swedish diver Augusta Lindberg (1866–1943), Swedish actress Carl Lindberg (1904–1984), Danish boxer Chad Lindberg (born 1976), American actor Charles W. Lindberg (1920–2007), American Marine, one of the raisers of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima Chris Lindberg (born 1967), retired Canadian ice hockey player Christian Lindberg (born 1958), Swedish trombonist Christina Lindberg (born 1950), Swedish actress and pin-up girl David C. Lindberg (1935–2015), American historian of science David R. Lindberg (born 1948), American malacologist Dawn Lindberg (1945–2020), South African singer and actress Donald A.B. Lindberg (1933–2019), American physician Edward Lindberg (1887–1978), American Olympic athlete Elsa Lindberg-Dovlette (1874–1944), Swedish writer and princess of Persia Göran Lindberg, convicted Swedish serial rapist Gunner Lindberg (born 1975), convicted American murderer
H–M Hanna Lindberg (1865–1951), Swedish politician, the first woman in a communal council (1910) Hans Lindberg (born 1981), Danish team handball player Helge Lindberg (1887–1928), Finnish opera singer
Jakob Lindberg (born 1952), Swedish lutenist Janne Lindberg (born 1966), Finnish former professional footballer Jim Lindberg (born 1968), U.S. singer-songwriter for the punk band Pennywise Joakim Lindberg (born 1993), Swedish canoeist John Lindberg (born 1959), American jazz double-bassist John G. Lindberg (1884–1973), Finnish ophthalmologist, discoverer of exfoliation syndrome (1917) Karin Lindberg (1929–2020), Swedish gymnast Karin Kock-Lindberg (1891–1976), Swedish politician Knut Lindberg (1882–1961), Swedish Olympic athlete Knut Lindberg (wrestler) (1880–1930), Finnish wrestler Kristoffer Lindberg (born 1992), Swedish politician Magnus Lindberg (born 1958), Finnish composer Marcus Lindberg (born 1980), Swedish footballer Marie Lindberg (cyclist) (born 1987), Swedish road cyclist Marie Lindberg (singer) (born 1975), Swedish teacher, singer/songwriter and guitarist Marie Louise Lindberg (1918–2005), mineralogist Morten Lindberg (1965–2019), also known as Master Fatman, Danish media personality
N–Z Odd F. Lindberg (1945–2021), Norwegian freelance journalist, arctic explorer and film maker Oskar Lindberg (composer) (1887–1955), Swedish composer Oskar Lindberg (cross-country skier) (1894–1977), Swedish cross-country skier Patrik Lindberg (born 1988), better known as f0rest, Swedish Counter-Strike player Sextus Otto Lindberg (1835–1889), Swedish physician and bryologist Sigfrid Lindberg (1897–1977), Swedish footballer Stig Lindberg (1916–1982), Swedish ceramic designer, glass designer, textile designer, industrial designer, painter, and illustrator Sven Lindberg (1918–2006), Swedish film actor and director Teres Lindberg (born 1974), Swedish politician Tomas Lindberg (1972–2025), Swedish singer and composer Torsten Lindberg (1917–2009), Swedish football player and manager Ulrika Knape-Lindberg (born 1955), Swedish diver, mother of Anna Lindberg Verner Lindberg (1852–1909), Finnish politician Wilson Lindberg (born 2006), Swedish footballer Ylva Lindberg (born 1976), Swedish ice hockey player
See also Lindbergh (disambiguation) Leopold Lindtberg (1902–1984), Austrian Swiss film and theatre director
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