Last Name LINDSEY

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Meaning	Local: Of Lindsey, a parish in county Suffolk. No doubt it means the 'linden-isle.' Probably other spots are so called. A division in county Lincoln is called the 'Parts of Lindsey.' Local: Sir William Dugdale says this surname is local, and was first assumed by the proprietors of the lands and manor of Lindsay, in the county of Essex, England. One of the Lindsays having contracted a friendship with Malcom Canmore, when in England, went with him to Scotland, and was the progenitor of the Lindsays in that country. The eastern part of Lincolnshire was originally called 'Lindsey,' from the place abounding with linden-trees.

Origin	English, Spanish, Native American

Rank	492 (2000 US census)	411 (1990 US census)

Count	61,199 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

70.65%, or 43237 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
24.56%, or 15030 total occurrences, as black,
0.74%, or 453 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.6%, or 367 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.96%, or 1200 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.49%, or 912 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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