Lindahl
A Swedish surname meaning “linden tree valley” or “linden grove valley,” formed from nature words.
The #9,081 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 85,786 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Lindahl is a Swedish compound surname built from lind, meaning “linden tree” or “lime tree,” and dal, meaning “valley.” The second element is often spelled -dal or -dahl in older and Anglicized forms. As a whole, the name likely referred to someone who lived near a valley with linden trees, or to a place so named.
History
This is a fairly typical Swedish surname pattern, especially among names based on natural features. In emigrant communities, the spelling Lindahl was retained more often than the simpler Lindal, and the name appears in North America mainly through Swedish immigration. It is less common than many other Swedish nature surnames but still clearly recognizable as Scandinavian.
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Fun fact
The linden tree has long been a favored tree in northern European place-names, so surnames like Lindahl often preserve old local landscape references.