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
The last name Lynsay is found in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lynsay.
How Common Is The Last Name Lynsay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Lynsay reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 192,010th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 1,618 people.
This last name is most widely held in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 205,004. In Northern Ireland it is primarily found in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Besides Northern Ireland it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.
Lynsay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lynsay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lynsay last name fell 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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