Lindley Forename

157,832nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,241 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Lindley Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller in the] quiet meadow: gentle.

Lindley Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
 
52%
1,3161:275,4848,839
Philippines
83%
 
3381:313,63812,118
South Africa
77%
 
1841:296,37316,835
Peru
96%
 
941:338,2077,067
England
89%
 
671:829,89414,802
Jamaica-621:46,5042,698
Canada
100%
211:1,577,78025,926
Australia-201:682,8819,609
Zambia-191:834,46314,732
Brazil
100%
151:14,282,410156,374
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
141:97,2446,816
Ireland
100%
121:386,9605,608
Guyana-71:109,0378,020
Mauritius-61:216,2974,288
Grenada
50%
 
61:18,0211,808
France-51:13,294,06836,843
Germany
100%
41:24,169,46959,466
Venezuela
100%
41:7,550,47390,577
Costa Rica
67%
 
41:1,191,98712,292
India
100%
31:404,959,3243,244,417
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Chile
100%
31:5,869,06926,159
Colombia
100%
31:15,926,30951,235
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
21:95,9983,765
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429

Lindley (23,431) may also be a surname.

Lindley Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller in the] quiet meadow: gentle.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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