Linsay Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Linsay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 97 | 1:3,736,690 | 206,520 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:133,686 | 5,889 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:265,707 | 21,729 |
Linsay (2,650) may also be a first name.
Linsay Demographics
Linsay Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Linsay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Linsay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Linsay is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Linsay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,082,743rd most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. Linsay occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Linsay are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 142,593rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 2,650 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Virginia, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.
Linsay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Linsay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Linsay surname declined 49 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Linsay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Linsay last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Linsay earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,051 CAD per year.
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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