Lindh Family Name and Heraldry

Lindh is one more way Lind has been written over the centuries. Name scholars give the meaning as “Linden tree”. The extra “h” in Lindh is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Linde and Lynd.

The 2010 census count for Lindh in the United States was 522, good for rank 41,657. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames.

Arms linked to Lind and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Lindh family name pack.