A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Lindstedt family of Germany.
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“D'or à trois hamecons à loups de sa., 2 et 1. C.: trois pl. d'aut., une d'or entre deux de gu., le tout accosté de deux prob., de gu. et d'or.”
The Lindstedt arms were recorded in Brandenburg, c. 1804.
Brandenburg was sandy farming country around Berlin, held in large estates by families who served as officers. Land and military service each brought arms, and most families there had both.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Germany in this period.
Reigning in Germany when the Lindstedt arms are first recorded.
In the Holy Roman Empire, coats of arms were often granted to individuals by the Emperor or his representatives. These arms were then passed down through the generations to all legitimate descendants of the original holder. Younger branches of a family usually kept the same shield design without needing to change it, as the arms belonged to the entire lineage.
The surname Lindstedt is a topographic name that originated in the German-speaking regions of Europe. It is composed of two distinct parts. The first part, "Lind," refers to the linden tree, which was often considered a sacred or significant tree in Germanic folklore and village life. The second part, "stedt," is a common suffix that means a place, a settlement, or a site. By the early 19th century, families carrying this name were well-established in the Brandenburg region of Prussia. During this period, the family lived in a landscape defined by agricultural expansion and the shifting political borders of the Napoleonic era. Records from 1804 confirm their presence in this area, where they likely worked as landowners or tradespeople within the local village structures. The name itself suggests that the family’s ancestors originally settled near a prominent linden tree or a grove that served as a landmark for their community.
Linden tree and a place or settlement.
