The Lindberg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,149 people carried this name — #3,516 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (10,163).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Lindberg surname

From lind (“linden”) + berg (“mountain”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Lindberg» (Swedish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

35 people named Lindberg live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 16
Lucerne 8
Bern 5
Aargau 3
Basel-Landschaft 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

32,061 people named Lindberg are counted in Sweden, Finland and Norway.

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) 26,425
Finland (2026) 3,949
Norway (2025) 1,687

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

Lindberg in American newspapers,
1911–1918.

Newspaper page from The Oklahoma City Times carrying the name Lindberg
The Oklahoma City Times 1917-07-14
Newspaper page from Saturday News carrying the name Lindberg
Saturday News 1918-06-06
Newspaper page from The Guthrie Daily Leader carrying the name Lindberg
The Guthrie Daily Leader 1911-12-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,860 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lindberg in Australian newspapers,
1860s–2000s.

979 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lindberg. The most, 550, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 4.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 424
New South Wales 234
Queensland 104
Victoria 102
South Australia 73
Tasmania 24
ACT (Canberra) 11
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Lindberg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jacob Christian Lindberg
    Jacob Christian Lindberg 1797–1857 · priest
  • Lars Lindberg
    Lars Lindberg 1817–1875 · politician
  • William Lindberg
    William Lindberg 1818–1877 · politician
  • Sextus Otto Lindberg
    Sextus Otto Lindberg 1835–1889 · university teacher
  • Adolf Lindberg
    Adolf Lindberg 1839–1916 · medalist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Lars Lindberg: Unknown, CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0); Sextus Otto Lindberg: Otto Behrens, CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 231 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lindberg,
in the records of 10 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 States1,670 records

1,670 records of the Lindberg name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 399
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 383
  • Other U.S. records 888
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Earl N. Lindberg

    Born 1922 in Rhode Island. Enlisted 1942 at Providence; textile mill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, Rhode Island.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward T. Lindberg

    Born 1911 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; elevator operator from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clifford H. Lindberg

    Born 1909 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; aircraft mechanic. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1968, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,670 records for Lindberg in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).

Norway401 records

401 records of the Lindberg name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Helna-Maria Lindberg

    Census of 1910: Bonderudødegaard østre, Kolbu; housekeeper, born 1851 in Kolbu.

    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 Karl Lindberg

    Census of 1910: St. Mariegaten, Sarpsborg; pulp mill worker, born 1889 in Sweden.

    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 Frida Lindberg

    Census of 1910: St. Olav & Haakon gate, Narvik; shop assistant, born 1894 in Aamdals verk Telemarken.

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

Showing 3 of 401 records for Lindberg 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).

Finland118 records

118 records of the Lindberg name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 69
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 49
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Yrjö Antero Lindberg

    Born 1905 in Uudenkaupungin mlk; fisherman. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Uusikaupunki.

    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 Kalle Jalmar Erikinpoika Lindberg

    Born 1886 in Ruotsinpyhtää; sawmill worker. Died in 1918 in Lahti, 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 Hugo Herman Lindberg

    Born 1918 in Espoo; labourer. Died in 1943 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Espoo.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 118 records for Lindberg in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (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).

Netherlands56 records

56 records of the Lindberg name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 28
  • Dutch population registers 26
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Geertje Catharina Elizabeth Lindberg

    Born 1893 in Charlois. Married in 1917 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Nationaal Archief Rijksarchief Zuid-Holland (CC BY 4.0); 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 Jan Lindberg

    Born 1914 in Rotterdam. Married in 1938 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Brita Catharina Johanna Lindberg

    Born 1901 in Rotterdam. Married in 1927 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 56 records for Lindberg in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany35 records

35 records of the Lindberg 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 Albert Lindberg

    From Wilhelmsburg. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 29 September 1916; then listed as returned from captivity in the list of 30 March 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 59).

    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 Paul Lindberg

    From Waren. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 17 November 1916 (Grenadier Regiment No. 12).

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

Showing 2 of 35 records for Lindberg 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).

Australia30 records

30 records of the Lindberg name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 20
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • Other Australian records 6
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Lindberg

    Publican of Deep Lead, Victoria; died 1900.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas Lindberg

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Fanny, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 30 records for Lindberg in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada29 records

29 records of the Lindberg name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 13
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Other Canadian records 11
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfred John Lindberg

    Buried in 1998 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 55.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Leslie Gordon Lindberg

    Died 1992, aged 66; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 2 of 29 records for Lindberg in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France6 records

6 records of the Lindberg name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Erik Christian Lauritz Lindberg

    Born 1915 in Denmark; died 2001 in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mary Jorgine Lindberg

    Born 1928 in Denmark; died 1995 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 6 records for Lindberg in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Lindberg name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Arthur Lindberg

    Buried in 1923 at Buffalo Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 42.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Lindberg name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. H. Lindberg

    Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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