Lynsay Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Lynsay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Lynsay (1,618) may also be a first name.
Lynsay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lynsay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lynsay occurs more in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lynsay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lynsay is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Lynsay reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles. Lynsay is also the 192,010th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 1,618 people.
Lynsay is most frequently used in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 205,004. In Northern Ireland Lynsay is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent are found. Besides Northern Ireland this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.
Lynsay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lynsay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lynsay surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynsy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lynsa | 91 | 0 | / |
| Linsay | 83 | 228 | / |
| Lynsha | 83 | 176 | / |
| Lynsey | 83 | 44 | / |
| Lynsae | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lensay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lyonsy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lnsa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Linzsay | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lynnsha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lynsatt | 77 | 2 | / |
| Glinsay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lynnsey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lynshey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Linnsay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lensa | 73 | 3,243 | / |
| Linsy | 73 | 186 | / |
| Linsa | 73 | 128 | / |
| Lyncy | 73 | 71 | / |
| Lensy | 73 | 21 | / |
| Lynse | 73 | 15 | / |
| Lnsae | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lnsaa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lynzy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lnsea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lynsi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lnsey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Linsahay | 71 | 74 | / |
| Lynshyts | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lensahay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Linsey | 67 | 1,480 | / |
| Llensa | 67 | 194 | / |
| Linzay | 67 | 164 | / |
| Lincay | 67 | 131 | / |
| Linsha | 67 | 77 | / |
| Linsea | 67 | 61 | / |
| Lensey | 67 | 47 | / |
| Linsaa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Limsay | 67 | 32 | / |
| Linsau | 67 | 30 | / |
| Linsat | 67 | 25 | / |
| Linsah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lensia | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lynsue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Linsap | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lensha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Linsai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Linsoy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Linsad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lemnsa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lenssa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Linsiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lionsa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Linsia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laensa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Linsuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lennsy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lensza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lensai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luensa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyncyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lynsie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lynsee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyonse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glinsy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Linsza | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Lynsay
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