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- Lindsay - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Lindsay
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: English
From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford + Old English ēġ (“island”); cf. modern Welsh llyn and Dublin.
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Lindsay
Rank #1008
Frequency
31,744 people (11.77 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 75.11% Hispanic 1.58% Black 20.51% Asian/PI 0.49% Native Am. 0.55% Two+ 1.76%
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