Lind is a surname of both Swedish and Estonian origin. In Swedish, it is the word for the linden tree. In Estonian, it is the word for bird. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 36.1% of all known bearers of the surname Lind were residents of the United States (frequency 1:17,107), 26.2% of Sweden (1:644), 8.0% of Germany (1:17,143), 7.7% of Denmark (1:1,255), 3.9% of Norway (1:2,278), 3.1% of Finland (1:3,054), 2.3% of Canada (1:27,037), 2.0% of Australia (1:20,530), 1.5% of Estonia (1:1,539) and 1.4% of Austria (1:10,630). As of 1 January 2021, 369 men and 407 women have the surname Lind in Estonia. Lind is 112th most common surname for men in Estonia, and the 112th most common surname for women. The surname Lind is most commonly found in Hiiu County, where there 17.86 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the surname. In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:644) in the following regions: 1. Gävleborg County (1:368) 2. Dalarna County (1:421) 3. Uppsala County (1:451) 4. Norrbotten County (1:454) 5. Östergötland County (1:480) 6. Värmland County (1:505) 7. Västerbotten County (1:511) 8. Västernorrland County (1:519) 9. Kalmar County (1:542) 10. Södermanland County (1:597) 11. Jämtland County (1:602) 12. Västmanland County (1:627) 13. Jönköping County (1:642) Film, stage and television Arvi Lind (born 1940), Finnish television news presenter Dagny Lind (1902–1992), Swedish film actress Della Lind (1906–1999), Austrian/American actress and operatic soprano Emily Alyn Lind (born 2002), American actress John Lind (female impersonator) (1877–1940), Swedish female impersonator, singer and dancer Letty Lind (1861–1923), English actress, dancer and acrobat Sarah Lind (born 1982), Canadian actress Traci Lind (born 1968), American film actress Music Bob Lind (born 1942), American folk music singer/songwriter Espen Lind (born 1971), Norwegian musician Eva Lind (born 1966), Austrian operatic soprano Jenny Lind (1820–1887), Swedish opera singer Jon Lind (fl. 1970–2000s), American songwriter and performer Mark Lind (fl. 2000s), American singer/songwriter Olle Lind (fl. 1970–1980s), Swedish musician Zach Lind (fl. 1990–2000s), American musician Sebastian Lind (born 1988), Danish musician Politics Albert Lind (1878–1964), Australian politician, Country Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Amanda Lind (born 1980), Swedish politician Greg Lind (born 1957), American politician, Democratic Party member of the Montana Senate Ivar Lykke Falch Lind (1870–?), Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party James F. Lind (1900–1975), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives Jim Lind (politician) (1913–1980), Liberal