Find out how popular the last name Lindsley is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lindsley.

Lindsley, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lindsley surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lindsley in America

Lindsley is the 11010th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lindsley surname appeared 2,889 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lindsley.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lindsley to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lindsley

The surname Lindsley originates from the village of Lindsley, located in the county of Worcestershire, England. The name is derived from the Old English words "lind" meaning lime tree and "leah" meaning a woodland clearing or meadow. It initially referred to someone who lived near a clearing with lime trees.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is listed as "Lindesleig". This was a survey of landholdings and property commissioned by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest of England.

In the 13th century, records show Robert de Lindsley was a noble landowner in Worcestershire. Another early reference is to William de Lindeley, who was documented in the Court Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327.

By the 16th century, the spelling had evolved to Lindsley, as seen in the Parish Records of St. Michael's Church in Stoke Prior, Worcestershire, which mention John Lindsley in 1541.

One of the earliest emigrants to the American colonies was Francis Lindsley, who arrived in New England from England in 1637. He settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Notable individuals with the Lindsley surname include John Lindsley (1776-1857), an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey. Philip Lindsley (1786-1855) was an educator and the president of the University of Nashville.

Erasmus Darwin Lindsley (1808-1837) was an American artist known for his landscape paintings. John Berrien Lindsley (1822-1897) was a prominent physician and educator who served as the Chancellor of the University of Nashville.

Philander Priestley Lindsley (1836-1919) was a Baptist minister and author, best known for his book "The Kingdom of God is the True Church".

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lindsley

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lindsley.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lindsley was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lindsley has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lindsley was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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