How Many People Have the Last Name Lindsay?
people had the surname Lindsay in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 8,873 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,511 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lindsay (72.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 22%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Lindsay ranks #782. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 75.1% to 72.5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Lindsay grew from 31,744 people in 2000 to 33,255 in 2010 (up 4.8%), and its rank fell from #1,008 to #1,052. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 11.77 to 11.27 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 31,744 | 33,255 |
| Rank | #1,008 | #1,052 |
| Per 100,000 people | 11.77 | 11.27 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lindsay
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lindsay: L532
👤 Lindsay as a First Name
Lindsay is a first name too: about 129,292 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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