Lilja (surname) explained
Lilja is a Swedish and Finnish surname, meaning lily in both Swedish, Icelandic and Finnish.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 58.1% of all known bearers of the surname Lilja were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:1,643), 22.9% of Finland (1:2,324), 11.5% of the United States (1:305,627), 3.0% of Denmark (1:18,091) and 1.0% of Norway (1:51,943).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,643) in the following counties:
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,324) in the following regions:[1]
People
- Ann-Charlotte Lilja (born 1946), Swedish swimmer
- Lars Lilja (born 1954), Swedish social democratic politician
- Liisa Lilja (born 1992), Finnish paratriathlete
- Lisa Lilja (born 1996), Swedish sprinter
- Efva Lilja (born 1956), Swedish artist and professor of choreography
- Karl-Erik Lilja (born 1957), retired Swedish ice hockey player
- George Lilja (born 1958), American football offensive lineman
- James Lilja (born 1966), American gynecologic oncologist and musician
- Arto Lilja (born 1973), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
- Max Lilja (born 1975), Finnish cello player
- Niklas Lilja, race driver and factory test driver
- Arto Lilja (born 1973), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
- Andreas Lilja (born 1975), Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman
- Ryan Lilja (born 1981), American football center and guard
- Jakob Lilja (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player
- Kim Lilja (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
- James Lilja (born 1966), American musician and surgeon
Notes and References
- Web site: Lilja Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution. forebears.io.
