Lindeman

Lindeman is a German, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish surname.

Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 58.8% of all known bearers of the surname Lindeman were residents of the United States (frequency 1:55,620), 16.5% of the Netherlands (1:9,286), 7.6% of Finland (1:6,521), 3.5% of Australia (1:61,911), 3.0% of Sweden (1:29,570), 2.1% of Russia (1:621,945) and 1.9% of Canada (1:176,067).

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:6,521) in the following regions:
 * 1. Åland (1:1,009)
 * 2. Central Finland (1:2,029)
 * 3. Southwest Finland (1:3,518)
 * 4. Päijänne Tavastia (1:4,148)
 * 5. Pirkanmaa (1:4,156)
 * 6. Kainuu (1:5,120)
 * 7. Ostrobothnia (1:5,607)
 * 8. Kymenlaakso (1:6,104)
 * 9. Tavastia Proper (1:6,190)

In the Netherlands, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:9,286) in the following provinces:
 * 1. Groningen (1:4,317)
 * 2. Drenthe (1:6,121)
 * 3. Utrecht (1:6,514)
 * 4. North Holland (1:6,629)
 * 5. Flevoland (1:6,662)
 * 6. South Holland (1:8,411)

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:29,570) in the following counties:
 * 1. Västmanland County (1:7,860)
 * 2. Örebro County (1:10,186)
 * 3. Södermanland County (1:10,341)
 * 4. Norrbotten County (1:20,901)
 * 5. Östergötland County (1:23,031)
 * 6. Västernorrland County (1:24,396)
 * 7. Värmland County (1:25,221)
 * 8. Stockholm County (1:28,045)
 * 9. Uppsala County (1:29,147)

People

 * Bert-Jan Lindeman (b. 1989), Dutch road bicycle racer
 * Douglas (D. L.) Lindeman (b. 1968), American novelist
 * Eduard C. Lindeman (1885–1953), American educator
 * Fredrik Otto Lindeman (b. 1936), Norwegian linguist (a.o. known for Lindeman's law)
 * Henry Lindeman (1902–1961), American woodwind player a.o. known for the Lindeman-Sobel approach
 * Jan Christiaan Lindeman (1921-2007), Dutch botanist
 * Jim Lindeman (b. 1962), American baseball player
 * Kurt Lindeman (b. 1932), Finnish fencer
 * Lars Lindeman (1920–2006), Finnish politician
 * Ludvig Mathias Lindeman (1812–1887), Norwegian composer and organist
 * Ole Andreas Lindeman (1769–1857), Norwegian organist and music teacher
 * Osmo Lindeman (1929–1987), Finnish composer and music pedagogue
 * Peter Brynie Lindeman (1858–1930), Norwegian organist, composer, and cellist
 * Raymond Lindeman (1915–1942), American ecologist
 * Tamara Lindeman (b. 1984), Canadian actress and musician
 * Trygve Lindeman (1896–1979), Norwegian cellist and conservatory director
 * William Lindeman (1794–1875), German piano manufacturer

Places

 * The Lindeman Islands, part of the Whitsunday Islands. These include Lindeman Island, and form Lindeman Islands National Park
 * Lindeman, a Klondike Gold Rush era settlement along Lindeman Lake (Chilkoot Trail) in British Columbia, Canada
 * Lindeman Fjord, Greenland

Other

 * Lindeman (characters), created by Hasse Alfredson
 * Lindemans Brewery, maker of Lambic beer