The Lindstrom surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,754 people carried this name — #3,641 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 9,464 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Lindstrom surname

From lind (“linden”) + ström (“stream”).

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 140 people named Lindstrom live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 82
Buenos Aires Province 21
Chaco 17
City of Buenos Aires 10
Corrientes 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

45 people named Lindstrom live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 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 17
St. Gallen 6
Aargau 5
Valais 5
Zug 5
Basel-Landschaft 4
Geneva 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

29,909 people named Lindstrom 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) 23,836
Finland (2026) 5,389
Norway (2025) 684

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

Lindstrom in American newspapers,
1914.

Newspaper page from Pierre Weekly Free Press carrying the name Lindstrom
Pierre Weekly Free Press 1914-03-19
Newspaper page from The Citizen-republican carrying the name Lindstrom
The Citizen-republican 1914-03-19
Newspaper page from Forest City Press carrying the name Lindstrom
Forest City Press 1914-03-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,043 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lindstrom in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

1,617 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lindstrom. The most, 281, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 669
New South Wales 524
Victoria 208
Tasmania 124
Queensland 60
ACT (Canberra) 14
Western Australia 5

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

Who carried it

People named Lindstrom,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Freddie Lindstrom
    Freddie Lindstrom 1905–1981 · coach
  • Kenneth A. Lindstrom d. 1942 · politician
  • Janice L. Lindstrom d. 2021 · social worker
  • Janice L. Lindstrom d. 2021 · social worker
  • Alice Shumaker 1919–2012
  • Ted Lindstrom 1923–2000 · rower

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lindstrom,
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 States1,523 records

1,523 records of the Lindstrom name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 431
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 414
  • Other U.S. records 678
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Warren J. Lindström

    Born 1924 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; sales clerk. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, 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)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold C. Lindström

    Born 1919 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; metal worker from Nassau County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Calverton 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 passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emilia Lindström

    Arrived at New York in 1894 aboard the Paris from Southampton, aged 20; domestic. From Finland, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,523 records for Lindstrom in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway196 records

196 records of the Lindstrom name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Marie Lindstrøm

    Census of 1910: Borgen søndre, Asker; maidservant, born 1868 in Nesseby Finmarken.

    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 Erling Lindstrøm

    Census of 1910: Bakkegate, Kristiania; seaman, born 1894 in Kristiania.

    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 Christine Lindstrøm

    Census of 1910: Charstensensgate, Risør; maidservant, born 1885 in Risør.

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

Showing 3 of 196 records for Lindstrom 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).

Finland181 records

181 records of the Lindstrom name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 93
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 88
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Gunnar Waldemar Lindström

    Born 1920 in Helsinki; storeman. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Helsinki.

    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 Artur Ernst Lindström

    Born 1896 in Helsingin pitäjä; general labourer. 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 Soini Engelbert Lindström

    Born 1915 in Kuusjoki; labourer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Halikko.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 181 records for Lindstrom 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).

Netherlands113 records

113 records of the Lindstrom name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 66
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 47
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Karel Johannes Lindstrom

    Married in 1859 in Den Helder. Died 1882 in Den Helder, aged 47.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelia Lindström

    Married in 1917 in Den Helder. Died 1920 in Den Helder, aged 26.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frans Oscar Lindström

    Died 1885 in Rotterdam, aged 27.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 113 records for Lindstrom 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia47 records

47 records of the Lindstrom name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 24
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 6
  • Other Australian records 17
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Isaac Lindstrom

    Naturalised in Tasmania in 1885; labourer of Scottsdale, born in Abo, Finland, Russia.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Anne Lindstrom

    Farmer of Korumburra, Victoria; died 1935.

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

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the John Elder, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Lindstrom in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); 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).

Canada36 records

36 records of the Lindstrom name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 13
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 7
  • Other Canadian records 16
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Emma Lindström

    Buried in 1966 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    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 Ellis Lindstrom

    Died 1985, aged 77; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Armas Lindström

    Buried in 1967 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

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

Showing 3 of 36 records for Lindstrom 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. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand4 records

4 records of the Lindstrom name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Alfred Lindstrom

    Died 1971, aged 70; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 4 records for Lindstrom in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City 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).

France4 records

4 records of the Lindstrom 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 Antoinette Catherine Lindström

    Born 1892 in Marseille; died 1976 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 1 of 4 records for Lindstrom 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).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Lindstrom 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 Wilhelm Lindstrom

    From Sulingen, Hann. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 13 November 1916 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 31).

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

Showing 1 of 2 records for Lindstrom 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 Lindstrom 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 H. Lindstrom

    Royal Irish Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    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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