A Scottish surname the Lindsey family name came from the name ‘de Lindsay’ in Northumberland which borders Scotland. The name means Linden trees by the brook. Many with the Lindsey surname moved to Lanarkshire in Scotland after 1066.

Spelling variations for Lindsey include Lyndsay, Lindsay, Lindesey and Lyndsey.

In England the Lindsey name is located primarily in the city of London, Yorkshire, Staffordshire and Lancashire.
Large concentrations of the Lindsey surname in Scotland are in Angus, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Dunbartonshire.

Within the United States the Lindsey surname is located mostly in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, Michigan, Washington and California.

Famous: Steven Wayne Lindsey (U. S. astronaut), George Lindsey (TV actor), David Lindsey (mystery novelist), Hillary Lindsey (songwriter), Johanna Lindsey (writer of historical romance novels), Melvin Lindsey (radio and TV broadcaster) and Geoff Lindsey (English TV writer and director).