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Profiles

  • Abigail Parmelia Lindsey (1775 - 1861)
  • Ada R Lindsey (1857 - 1929)
    Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy : Jan 11 2019, 0:08:59 UTC
  • Agatha Carlton (1734 - 1822)
    Notes: John Carlton of Brunswick County is the first family member who has been documented. He first appears as a witness for William Lindsey in May 1756. He was a neighbor of William Lindsey in Bruns...
  • Agnes de Lindsey (1094 - d.)
    Simon married, probably before 1120, Agnes, possibly the heir of Baldric ‘de Lindissi’ (that is, probably, of Lindsey), most of whose considerable estates, held of the earls of Chester in Lincolnshire,...
  • Ales Tunstall (c.1338 - 1380)
    Ales married Sir William de Tunstall Knight, son of William de Tunstall and Unknown. (Sir William de Tunstall Knight was born about 1334 in Cantsfield, Thurland, Lancashire, England and died in 1387 in...

About the Lindsey surname

origin

The meaning of the name Lindsey is From The Lake Settlement Island

The origin of the name Lindsey is English

Alternate spellings: Lynsey, Lyndsay, Linzi, Linnzi, Linsey

The meaning of Lindsey come may come from a craft, such as the name "Gardener" which was given to people of that profession. A lot of these trade-based family names can be a profession in some other language. For this reason it is useful to know the nationality of a name, and the languages used by it's family members. Many modern names like Lindsey originate from religious texts like the Bhagavadgītā, the Quran, the Bible, and so forth. In many cases these family names are shortened versions of a religious phrase such as "Lamb of God".

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