Lindsays Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Lindsays Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lindsays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385

Lindsays (8) may also be a first name.

Lindsays Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lindsays Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lindsays is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindsays? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Lindsays live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,213,784th most common first name worldwide, borne by 8 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Lindsays is most prevalent in: Idaho, where 33 percent reside, Illinois, where 33 percent reside and Virginia, where 33 percent reside. Excluding The United States Lindsays exists in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 25 percent reside.

Lindsays Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lindsay9399,394/
Llindsay885/
Lindssay884/
Lindsayh881/
Lindseys881/
Lindsy86124/
Lindsa869/
Lindsey8084,567/
Lyndsay80155/
Lindzay8015/
Lendsay809/
Lindsat806/
Limdsay805/
Linzsay805/
Lindscy803/
Lindsuy802/
Lindsea802/
Lintsas801/
Llindsy801/
Lindsye801/
Lindsoy801/
Lindsau801/
Lindsai801/
Lindcay801/
Lindsiy800/
Lindshy800/
Lintsay800/
Lindssey754/
Llindsey753/
Linndsey752/
Liendsey751/
Lindzsey751/
Lindsoey751/
Lindseyu751/
Lindseyd751/
Glindsey750/
Lindseey750/
Lindseye750/
Lintsa71336/
Lindzy71241/
Linzay71164/
Lincay71131/
Lindschau7151/
Lyndsy7110/
Lindse7110/
Lindsi716/
Lndsey715/
Lendsy715/
Lindcy712/
Lindza712/
Lindset67156/
Lints'a67152/
Lyndsey67150/
Lindsoe6784/
Lendsey6778/
Lint'sa6765/
Linzsey6751/
Lindzey6750/
Lindsøe6729/
Linzaye6727/
Lindåse6711/
Lindsjø6711/
Lindsie6710/
Lindsui679/
Lendzay674/
Linchay674/
Lincsey673/
Lintsha672/
Lindsee672/
Llndsey672/
Lindcey671/
Lienzay671/
Lindseu671/
Lyndsad671/
Lintsai671/
Lendsea671/
Lindser671/
Hlindza671/
Liñdsey671/
Limdsey670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lindsays
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