Lund
A surname with multiple origins, most often from Scandinavian place names meaning a grove or small wood.
The #1,465 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 12,681 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Lund is best known as a Scandinavian surname from Old Norse lundr, meaning a grove or small wood. It can also be a habitational name from places called Lund in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden and Denmark. In English records, it may sometimes reflect residence near a grove or wooded place, and some bearers may represent later adoption of Scandinavian or German place names.
History
Historical sources note Lund as the name of the well-known Swedish bishop’s see and university city, and one 19th-century source says a family of the name settled in Yorkshire from Nuremberg in the 16th century. In Britain, related spellings such as Lunn appear as local surnames from places so named. The surname is also common across Scandinavia, where the place-name origin is especially strong.
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Fun fact
The same root behind the surname Lund also appears in many Scandinavian place names and literally refers to a grove or little wood.
From the historical record
“LUND 1753. Married — Edward Clark and Marv Lumb : ibid. p. 262. MDB. (co. Cumberland), 6, o; West Rid. Court Dir., 13, o; London, 2, o; New York, i, 3. Iiumbard ; v. Lombard. Iiumby. — Local, * of Lumby,' a”
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (alternate scan)