The Lindahl surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,599 people carried this name — #9,081 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,561 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

7,866 people named Lindahl are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 7,182
Norway (2025) 450
Finland (2026) 234

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Lindahl in American newspapers,
1891–1962.

Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Correspondent carrying the name Lindahl
Der Deutsche Correspondent 1891-06-13
Newspaper page from The Herald-Advance carrying the name Lindahl
The Herald-Advance 1913-07-11
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Lindahl
Evening Star 1962-11-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,160 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lindahl in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1950s.

177 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lindahl. The most, 86, date from the 1890s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 71
Victoria 36
Tasmania 33
South Australia 20
Queensland 10
Western Australia 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lindahl.

Who carried it

People named Lindahl,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Peter Lindahl
    Peter Lindahl 1712–1792 · actor
  • Carl Fredrik Lindahl
    Carl Fredrik Lindahl 1807–1873 · inventor
  • Wilhelm Nils Andreas Lindahl
    Wilhelm Nils Andreas Lindahl 1825–1909 · politician
  • Charlotte Lindahl
    Charlotte Lindahl 1833–1905 · actor
  • Axel Lindahl
    Axel Lindahl 1841–1906 · photographer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 141 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lindahl,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States399 records

399 records of the Lindahl name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 108
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 102
  • Other U.S. records 189
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert W. Lindahl

    Born 1920 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at Peoria; packer from Rock Island. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Auguste Lindahl

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Nuernberg from Bremen and Southampton, aged 21; farmer. From Sweden; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Carl Lindahl

    Born 1941; from Lindsborg, Kansas. U.S. Navy, pilot; died in an accident 1973 in North Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 399 records for Lindahl in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Norway92 records

92 records of the Lindahl name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Kristen Lindahl

    Census of 1910: Nygaard gr, Aasgaardstrand; fisherman, born 1840 in Borre.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Judith Lindahl

    Census of 1910: Prinsessegate, Skien; shop assistant, born 1893 in Skien.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Andreas Lindahl

    Census of 1910: Granheim, Aker; "stationsmester", born 1867 in Bore.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 92 records for Lindahl in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Netherlands12 records

12 records of the Lindahl name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 8
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 4
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hendrikus Hermanus Lindahl

    Died 1909 in Een Schip, aged 32.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Signe Helena Eleonora Lindahl

    Married in 1906 in Jisp; born in Umeå, Sweden.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jacobus Franciscus Lindahl

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1850 in Suriname.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Lindahl in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Finland10 records

10 records of the Lindahl name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 6
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 4
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Vilhelm Rafael Lindahl

    Born 1907 in Tuusula; farmer. Died in 1939 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Sipoo.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Hugo Paavo Lindahl

    Born 1878; miller. Died in 1918 in Jämsä, one of the dead of Finland's wars of 1914–1922.

    Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Arne Lindahl

    Born 1915 in Pyhtää; farmer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Pyhtää.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Lindahl in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Lindahl name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Georg Walfr Lindahl

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Sorrento, aged 21; French.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sarah Lindahl

    Of Leichhardt, New South Wales; died 1927.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hjalmar F. Lindahl

    Arrived in Victoria in 1920 aboard the Aeneas, aged 36.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Lindahl in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Lindahl name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frederica Lucy Lindahl

    Died 1928 in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Alfred Lindahl

    Died 1973; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Victor Wilfred Lindahl

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Lindahl in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Germany5 records

5 records of the Lindahl name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johannes Lindahl

    From Hohenhorst. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 3 January 1916; then listed as returned from captivity in the list of 27 March 1918 (Guard Reserve Regiment No. 1).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Albert Lindahl

    From Branitz, Saalfeld. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 25 September 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 5 records for Lindahl in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Lindahl name in the United Kingdom Welsh wills index cards
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Johan Henrik Lindahl

    Will proved in 1926; of St Thomas, Swansea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)

Counts: National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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