Meaning of the nameLindenberg

Male
Germanic origin
Lin-den-berg

Lindenberg is a male name formed from Linden and -berg, the latter from Germanic berg, 'mountain', and also the name of localities in Germany.

Meaning

The meaning of Lindenberg is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 1,603
Rank in Brazil: #5,987
Median age: 39 years
2010 Census: 1,940; people

Lindenberg in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lindenberg, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (513 people).

0 women 1,595 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Lindenberg is most common

States with the highest share of people named Lindenberg in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
Paraíba 0.005%
Ceará 0.003%
Pernambuco 0.002%
Rio de Janeiro 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Norte	238	0.007%
Ceará	229	0.003%
Paraíba	200	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	150	0.001%
Pernambuco	139	0.002%
São Paulo	127	0.000%
Minas Gerais	100	0.001%
Bahia	63	0.000%
Amazonas	47	0.001%
Pará	45	0.001%
Maranhão	40	0.001%
Distrito Federal	38	0.001%
Goiás	35	0.001%
Piauí	34	0.001%
Espírito Santo	26	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Lindenberg

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Lindenberg as Linden plus -berg, and the Morfemário explains -berg as an element of Germanic origin, from berg, 'mountain', also found in Lindemberg and Gutemberg. Wiktionary records Lindenberg as the name of three German localities. Since the source does not explain the first element, the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,603 people named Lindenberg, with a median age of 39. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Norte.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lindenberg · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-berg) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Wiktionary: Lindenberg · en.wiktionary.org · usage

Questions about the name Lindenberg

What does the name Lindenberg mean?

The meaning of Lindenberg is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Lindenberg in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,603 people with the first name Lindenberg, which ranks it number 5,987 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Lindenberg a boy's or a girl's name?

Lindenberg is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,595 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Lindenberg?

Lindenberg is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Lindenberg most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Norte: 0.007% of the state's population is named Lindenberg (238 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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