# Lindgren

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**Lindgren** is a surname.

## Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 58.0% of all known bearers of the surname *Lindgren* were residents of [Sweden](/source/Sweden), 26.3% of the [United States](/source/United_States), 7.0% of [Finland](/source/Finland), 2.4% of [Norway](/source/Norway), 1.8% of [Denmark](/source/Denmark) and 1.7% of [Canada](/source/Canada).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following counties:

- 1. [Västerbotten](/source/V%C3%A4sterbotten_County) (1:108)
- 2. [Norrbotten](/source/Norrbotten_County) (1:197)
- 3. [Västmanland](/source/V%C3%A4stmanland_County) (1:310)
- 4. [Västernorrland](/source/V%C3%A4sternorrland_County) (1:312)
- 5. [Gävleborg](/source/G%C3%A4vleborg_County) (1:322)
- 6. [Jämtland](/source/J%C3%A4mtland_County) (1:347)
- 7. [Uppsala](/source/Uppsala_County) (1:352)
- 8. [Dalarna](/source/Dalarna_County) (1:370)
- 9. [Gotland](/source/Gotland_County) (1:370)
- 10. [Östergötland](/source/%C3%96sterg%C3%B6tland_County) (1:409)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average in the following regions:[1]

- 1. [Åland](/source/%C3%85land) (1:979)
- 2. [Ostrobothnia](/source/Ostrobothnia_(administrative_region)) (1:1,010)
- 3. [Southwest Finland](/source/Southwest_Finland) (1:1,067)
- 4. [Uusimaa](/source/Uusimaa) (1:1,265)
- 5. [Satakunta](/source/Satakunta) (1:1,593)
- 6. [Southern Savonia](/source/Southern_Savonia) (1:1,766)

## Notable people

- [Armada (video game player)](/source/Armada_(video_game_player)) (Adam Lindgren, born 1993)
- [Alexander Lindgren](/source/Alexander_Lindgren) (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player
- [Armas Lindgren](/source/Armas_Lindgren), Finnish architect
- [Astrid Lindgren](/source/Astrid_Lindgren) (1907–2002), Swedish fiction writer, known for the character Pippi Longstocking - [3204 Lindgren](/source/3204_Lindgren), an asteroid named in her honour
- [Barbro Lindgren](/source/Barbro_Lindgren) (born 1937), Swedish author
- [Blaine Lindgren](/source/Blaine_Lindgren) (1939–2019), American sprinter
- [Charles Magnus Lindgren](/source/Charles_Magnus_Lindgren), Swedish-American ship owner
- [Charlie Lindgren](/source/Charlie_Lindgren) (born 1993), American professional ice hockey goaltender
- [David Lindgren](/source/David_Lindgren) (born 1982), Swedish singer, actor, and television presenter
- [Emil Lindgren](/source/Emil_Lindgren), Swedish professional mountain biker
- [Erick Lindgren](/source/Erick_Lindgren), poker professional
- [Erik Lindgren](/source/Erik_Lindgren), American musician and record producer
- [Erik Lindgren (ice hockey)](/source/Erik_Lindgren_(ice_hockey)), Swedish ice hockey player
- [Fredrik Lindgren (golfer)](/source/Fredrik_Lindgren_(golfer)) (born 1966), Swedish golfer
- [Fredrik Lindgren (ice hockey)](/source/Fredrik_Lindgren_(ice_hockey)) (born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player
- [Fredrik Lindgren (musician)](/source/Fredrik_Lindgren_(musician)) (1971–2025), Swedish musician
- [Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)](/source/Fredrik_Lindgren_(speedway_rider)) (born 1985), Swedish speedway rider
- [Gerry Lindgren](/source/Gerry_Lindgren) (born 1946), American athlete
- [George Lindgren, Baron Lindgren](/source/George_Lindgren,_Baron_Lindgren) (1900–1971), British Labour Party politician
- [Glenn Lindgren](/source/Glenn_Lindgren), chef, food writer, and frequent television and radio guest host
- [Göran Lindgren](/source/G%C3%B6ran_Lindgren) (1927–2012), Swedish film producer
- [Gottfrid Lindgren](/source/Gottfrid_Lindgren), Swedish wrestler
- [Gustaf Lindgren](/source/Gustaf_Lindgren), Swedish architect
- [Hans Lindgren](/source/Hans_Lindgren) (1932–2012), Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film producer
- [Harry Lindgren](/source/Harry_Lindgren) (1912–1992), British/Australian engineer, linguist, and amateur mathematician
- [Hugo Lindgren](/source/Hugo_Lindgren), American magazine and newspaper editor
- [Jacob Lindgren](/source/Jacob_Lindgren), baseball player
- [James Lindgren](/source/James_Lindgren), American professor of law
- [Jeff Lindgren](/source/Jeff_Lindgren) (born 1996), American baseball player
- [Jesper Lindgren](/source/Jesper_Lindgren) (born 1997), Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman
- [Joanna Lindgren](/source/Joanna_Lindgren), Australian politician
- [Johan Lindgren](/source/Johan_Lindgren), Swedish professional road bicycle racer
- [John Lindgren](/source/John_Lindgren) (1899–1990), Swedish Olympic cross-country skier
- [John R. Lindgren](/source/John_R._Lindgren), American banking executive
- [Jon Lindgren](/source/Jon_Lindgren), Mayor of Fargo, North Dakota and LGBT advocate
- [Jouko Lindgren](/source/Jouko_Lindgren) (born 1955), Finnish competitive sailor
- [Justa Lindgren](/source/Justa_Lindgren) (1878–1951), American football player and coach
- [Kevin Lindgren](/source/Kevin_Lindgren), Australian lawyer and judge of the Federal Court of Australia
- [Kjell N. Lindgren](/source/Kjell_N._Lindgren), American astronaut
- [Lars Lindgren](/source/Lars_Lindgren) (born 1952), Swedish ice hockey defenseman
- [Lars Lindgren (curler)](/source/Lars_Lindgren_(curler)) (born 1957), Swedish curler
- [Lars-Magnus Lindgren](/source/Lars-Magnus_Lindgren) (1922–2004), Swedish filmmaker
- [Lennart Lindgren](/source/Lennart_Lindgren) (1915–1952), Swedish sprinter
- [Lennart Lindgren (Swedish Navy officer)](/source/Lennart_Lindgren_(Swedish_Navy_officer)) (1919–2013)
- [Lisa Lindgren](/source/Lisa_Lindgren_(Swedish_actress)) (born 1968), Swedish actress
- [Lisa Lindgren (American actress)](/source/Lisa_Lindgren_(American_actress)) (1960–2005)
- [Léon (Swedish singer)](/source/L%C3%A9on_(Swedish_singer)) (Lotta Lindgren, born 1993)
- [Magnus Lindgren](/source/Magnus_Lindgren) (born 1974), Swedish jazz musician
- [Magnus Lindgren (chef)](/source/Magnus_Lindgren_(chef)) (1982–2012), Swedish chef
- [Mats Lindgren](/source/Mats_Lindgren), Swedish ice hockey player
- [Mattias Lindgren](/source/Mattias_Lindgren) (born 1972), Swedish rower
- [Michael Lindgren](/source/Michael_Lindgren), Swedish actor, producer, and writer
- [Minna Lindgren](/source/Minna_Lindgren), Finnish writer and journalist
- [Niklas Lindgren](/source/Niklas_Lindgren) (born 1972), Swedish serial rapist
- [Niklas Lindgren (sailor)](/source/Niklas_Lindgren_(sailor)) (born 1988), Finnish sailor
- [Pär Lindgren](/source/P%C3%A4r_Lindgren), Swedish composer and composition teacher
- [Peter Lindgren (actor)](/source/Peter_Lindgren_(actor)), Swedish actor
- [Peter Lindgren (business theorist)](/source/Peter_Lindgren_(business_theorist)) (born 1961), Danish organizational theorist
- [Peter Lindgren (musician)](/source/Peter_Lindgren_(musician)), Swedish guitarist
- [Peter Lindgren (tennis)](/source/Peter_Lindgren_(tennis)), Swedish tennis player
- [Perttu Lindgren](/source/Perttu_Lindgren) (born 1987), Finnish professional ice hockey centre
- [Rasmus Lindgren](/source/Rasmus_Lindgren), Swedish football player
- [Robert Lindgren](/source/Robert_Lindgren), American lawyer and educator
- [Ryan Lindgren](/source/Ryan_Lindgren), American ice hockey player
- [Sten Lindgren](/source/Sten_Lindgren) (1903–1959), Swedish film director
- [Steven O. Lindgren](/source/Steven_O._Lindgren) (born 1949), American educator and politician
- [Sven Lindgren](/source/Sven_Lindgren) (born 1946), Moderate Party politician and former Governor of Kalmar County, Sweden
- [Tauno Lindgren](/source/Tauno_Lindgren), Finnish cyclist
- [Thure Lindgren](/source/Thure_Lindgren) (1921–2005), Swedish ski jumper
- [Tommy Lindgren](/source/Tommy_Lindgren) (born 1977), Finnish singer-songwriter and human rights activist
- [Torgny Lindgren](/source/Torgny_Lindgren) (1938–2017), Swedish writer
- [Ulrik Lindgren](/source/Ulrik_Lindgren), Swedish Christian democratic politician
- [Waldemar Lindgren](/source/Waldemar_Lindgren) (1860–1939), Swedish-American geologist
- [Zeb Lindgren](/source/Zeb_Lindgren), Swedish ice hockey player

## See also

- [Lindegren](/source/Lindegren), surname
- [Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award](/source/Astrid_Lindgren_Memorial_Award)
- [Astrid Lindgren's World](/source/Astrid_Lindgren's_World)
- [Lindgren Acres, Florida](/source/Lindgren_Acres,_Florida)
- [Lindgren oxidation](/source/Lindgren_oxidation)
- [Lindgren Road](/source/Lindgren_Road)

## References

1. [Lindgren surname distribution](http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/lindgren#surnames)

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