Surname
| Lindsay | |
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13th to 14th century coat of arms of the de Lindsay lords of Crawford. . |
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| Current region | England |
| Information | |
| Earlier spellings | de Lindsay, Lyndsay |
| Place of origin | England |
The surname is ultimately connected to the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Lindsey.
The surname of Lindsay continued to be borne by the Earls of Balcarres and Earls of Crawford, down to the current holder of the title, Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford (b. 1927), while the Earls of Lindsay have used the additional surname of Lindesay since its adoption by Reginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of Lindsay in 1919.
The names of John de Lindsay (d. 1335), Ingram Lindsay (15th c.) David Lyndsay (c. 1490 – c. 1555)and Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie (1532–1580) are early examples of the name being used as "surname" by members of lower nobility in Scotland. Lindsay was used in the United Kingdom by younger sons of the Lindsay clan chiefs, acquiring the status of common surname in the course of the 19th century:
- James Alexander Lindsay (1815–1874), British Conservative Member of Parliament for Wigan, second son of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford
- Reverend Thomas Martin Lindsay (1843–1914)
- Ronald Lindsay (1877–1945), Former UK Ambassador to the United States, fifth son of James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford
- Sandie Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker (1879–1952), Master of Balliol College, Oxford, son of Thomas Martin Lindsay
- Sir Harry Lindsay (1881-1963), British civil servant and administrator
- Duncan Morton Lindsay, Scottish football player (1902-1972)
- Sir Martin Lindsay, 1st Baronet, British politician and explorer (1905–1981)
- James Lindsay (Conservative politician) (1906–1997)
- Patrick Lindsay (Politician), Second Minister for the Gaeltacht (1914– 1993)
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