Lindström or Lindstrøm is a Scandinavian surname used in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages. In English-speaking countries, the name is commonly spelled as Lindstrom. Notable people with the surname include:
- Adolf Lindstrøm, Norwegian chef and polar explorer
- Alec Lindstrom (born 1998), American football player
- Anders Lindström, Swedish guitarist and pianist
- Anders Lindström, Swedish Army officer
- Bengt Lindström Swedish painter
- Bjarne Lindstrøm, Norwegian diplomat
- Chris Lindstrom, American football player
- Claës Lindsström, Swedish vice admiral
- Curt Lindström, Swedish ice hockey coach
- Daniel Lindström, Swedish pop singer
- Freddie Lindstrom, American baseball player
- Frederick B. Lindstrom, American sociologist
- Fredrik Lindström (writer), Swedish linguist, comedian, film director and presenter
- Gunnar Lindström (1896–1951), Swedish athlete
- Gustaf Lindström (1829–1901), Swedish paleontologist
- Gustav Lindström (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
- Hans-Peter Lindstrøm (born 1973), Norwegian electronic musician, commonly referred to mononymously as Lindstrøm
- Jesper Lindstrøm (born 2000), Danish footballer
- Joakim Lindström (born 1983), Swedish ice hockey player
- Linde Lindström (Mikko Viljami Lindström, born 1976), Finnish lead guitarist of the band HIM
- Lise Lindstrom, American operatic soprano
- Liam Lindström, Canadian ice hockey player
- Marika Lindström, Swedish actress
- Martin Lindstrom, Danish branding expert and author
- Matt Lindstrom, American baseball player
- Mattias Lindström (footballer) (born 1980), Swedish professional football (soccer) player
- Mattias Lindström (ice hockey) (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player
- Mikael Lindström, Swedish diplomat
- Maurits Lindström (1932–2009), Swedish geologist and paleontologist, specialist of prehistoric fish
- Morgan Lindstrøm, Norwegian musician and composer
- Naomi Lindstrom, American literary critic
- Pär Lindström, Swedish freestyle swimmer
- Per Lindström, Swedish logician
- Pia Lindström, American television anchor
- Rikard Lindström (1882–1943), Swedish painter
- Rune Lindstrøm, Norwegian musician
- Shane Lindstrom, American record producer known professionally as Murda Beatz
- Tuija Lindström, Finnish-Swedish photographer
- Ulla Lindström, Swedish politician
- Veli-Matti Lindström, Finnish ski jumper
- Willy Lindström, Swedish former ice hockey player
Pronunciation | Swedish: |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | Swedish |
Meaning | ornamental name composed of the elements lind (lime tree) and ström (river) |
Region of origin | Sweden, Norway, Denmark |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Lindstrøm |
Fictional characters
edit- Bess Lindstrom, fictional character on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Helen Lindstrom, fictional character in the Venturer Twelve Science Fiction series
- Lars Lindstrom, main character in the film Lars and the Real Girl
- Natalie Lindstrom, fictional character in Stephen Woodworth novels
- Phyllis Lindstrom, fictional character on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Phyllis
See also
edit- Ström (surname), Swedish surname
- Strøm, Norwegian and Danish surname