Lindsey is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lindsey
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Sir William Dugdale says this surname is local, and was first assumed by the proprietors of the lands and manor of Lindsay, in the county of Essex, England. One of the Lindsays having contracted a friendship with Malcolm Canmore, when in England, went with him to Scotland, and was the progenitor of the Lindsays in that country. The eastern part of Lincolnshire was originally called Lindsey, from the place abounding with linden-trees

How popular is Lindsey?

Lindsey is common in United States.

Lindsey is ranked 7248 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Lindsey bearers increased by 4.184709 per cent in 2010 US census to 63760 since 2000, the surname slipped by 37 spots and ranked at 529. The last name was found in around 216 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.78 70.65
Black 25.72 24.56
Others 2.73 1.96
Hispanic or Latino 2.31 1.49
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.79 0.74
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68 0.6
Lindsey is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Montserrat is ahead in terms of density. Around 74650 people have been found who wears Lindsey as their family name. Lindsey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,072 China7
1,346 Bermuda6
10,876 Trinidad and Tobago5
11,480 Japan4
127,708 Czech Republic3
6,270 Hong Kong3
10,686 Costa Rica3
54,641 Sweden2
1,472 The Bahamas2
4,367 Afghanistan2
4,104 South Korea2
37,372 Georgia2
24,269 Peru2
40,064 Nigeria2
18,718 Thailand2
19,046 Ireland2
18,035 Egypt2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
54,135 Philippines2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
124,220 Italy2
8,181 Botswana1
49,529 Israel1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
37,779 Serbia1
2,057 Isle of Man1
9,498 Iceland1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
2,578 Guam1
3,350 Fiji1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
17,575 Kuwait1
1,970 Grenada1
24,176 Qatar1
2,333 Montenegro1
5,553 Taiwan1
53,505 Turkey1
118,015 Netherlands1
1,879 Belize1
4,249 Cambodia1
10,190 Bahrain1
408 Åland1
2,057 Myanmar1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
40,340 Malaysia1
13,606 Senegal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
23,537 Switzerland45
33,012 Belgium45
29 Montserrat38
60,950 Spain28
282,307 Russia27
11,685 Singapore24
813 Jersey22
29,040 Denmark15
220,909 Ukraine12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,783 Jamaica71
13,832 United Arab Emirates69
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Lindsey:
6,195 Canada693
5,301 Australia563
20,699 Germany504
11,880 Mexico366
42,856 Brazil254
25,955 South Africa219
3,848 New Zealand199
4,429 Scotland131
3,094 Wales124
Countries with thousands of Lindsey:
3,057 England2,522
Countries with ten thousands of Lindsey:
509 United States68,485
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Robert Lindsey from Ireland aboard the Cambridge from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on May 8, 1846. James Lindsey (45) Workman, Sibbald Lindsey (48), Robert Lindsey (16), Mary-Anne Lindsey, James Lindsey, aged 10, William Lindsey (8), Elizabeth Lindsey, 4 years old Anne Lindsey, and 42 other Lindsey around 50% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and servant migrated to US.

Lindsey Namesakes

  • Ceolwulf of Lindsey, Bishop of Lindsey
  • Eadwulf of Lindsey, Bishop of Lindsey
  • Æthelwine of Lindsey, Saint
  • Edgar of Lindsey, Bishop of Lindsey
  • Hillary Lindsey, Singer
  • Hillary Lindsey, Singer
  • Hillary Lindsey, Singer
  • Ealdwulf of Lindsey, Bishop of Lindsey
  • Æthelwine of Lindsey, Saint
  • Joseph C. Lindsey, Politician
  • In 2020, Tay Lindsey played the role of Reid in action and adventure flick Quarry.
  • In 2017, Randy Lindsey portrayed the role of Sheriff and Skinny Ghost in drama and horror film The Shadow People.
  • In 2014 drama movie, back2one, John Joseph Lindsey characterized Acting Coach.
  • Sara Lindsey, from 2016 action and drama movie Blue Jay, who played Ashley.
  • Lauren Lindsey played main role of Jennifer in 2010 comedy and drama film The Art of Women.

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