Where Does the Linsey Surname Come From?

Linsey is best understood together with Lindsey: both are English spellings of one family name. Its meaning, shared with Lindsey, is “From Lindsey in Lincolnshire”.

• 1,095 Americans were listed as Linsey in the 2010 census.
• Before spelling was fixed, Lindsey was also written Linsey.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• The same family of names includes Lynsey and Lindsay.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Lindsey and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Linsey family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.