Census Surname Maps for the Lindsay Surname
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Note that it is likely that some Ulster-Scots speakers reported that they only spoke Irish. Both censuses contained a question concerned with whether a person spoke Irish, English or both. No other languages were mentioned.
Statistics
Surname Counts and Rankings
There were 1,699 with the surname Lindsay in Ireland in 1901 and 1,789 in 1911.
This ranks the surname 462nd in 1901 and 447th in 1911.
Surname Count in Connacht in 1901: 114
Surname Ranking in Connacht in 1901: 515th
Surname Count in Leinster in 1901: 200
Surname Ranking in Leinster in 1901: 576th
Surname Count in Munster in 1901: 48
Surname Ranking in Munster in 1901: 676th
Surname Count in Ulster in 1901: 1,337
Surname Ranking in Ulster in 1901: 205th
Religion
Religion statistics for Lindsay in 1901 - Presbyterian: 38%, Anglican: 36%, Catholic: 12%, Methodist: 7%, Plymouth Brethren: 2%, None / Not Given: 1%, Congregationalist: 1%, Other: 3%
Religion statistics for Lindsay in 1911 - Anglican: 38%, Presbyterian: 37%, Catholic: 14%, Methodist: 7%, Plymouth Brethren: 1%, None / Not Given: 1%, Baptist: 1%, Other: 2%
Most Common Male Forenames associtated with Lindsay
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with this forename in 1901. Note that not everyone specified their gender in the census.
- John (94)
- William (82)
- James (71)
- Robert (64)
- Thomas (49)
- Joseph (27)
- David (26)
- Samuel (25)
- Andrew (24)
- George (22)
- Hugh (21)
- Alexander (16)
- Charles (7)
- Edward (7)
- Patrick (7)
- Richard (6)
- Henry (5)
- Michael (5)
- William J (5)
- Alex (4)
- Frederick (4)
- Walter (4)
- William John (4)
- Archibald (3)
- Arthur (3)
- Francis (3)
- Frank (3)
- Fred (3)
- Herbert (3)
- Matthew (3)
- Maurice (3)
- Willie (3)
- Albert (2)
- Bartholomew (2)
- Bertie (2)
- Charlie (2)
- Christopher (2)
- David James (2)
- Ernest (2)
- Fredk (2)
- Henry John (2)
- James C (2)
- James Henry (2)
- John A (2)
- John J (2)
- Mathew (2)
- Robert F (2)
- Robert James (2)
- Robert John (2)
- Robinson (2)
Most Common Female Forenames associtated with Lindsay
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with this forename in 1901. Note that not everyone specified their gender in the census.
- Mary (71)
- Sarah (43)
- Elizabeth (41)
- Maggie (33)
- Jane (32)
- Margaret (32)
- Lizzie (27)
- Ellen (25)
- Isabella (23)
- Eliza (21)
- Annie (19)
- Catherine (17)
- Martha (17)
- Agnes (15)
- Susan (14)
- Rebecca (12)
- Mary Jane (11)
- Margret (10)
- Mary Ann (10)
- Minnie (9)
- Anne (8)
- Fanny (8)
- Kathleen (7)
- May (7)
- Hannah (6)
- Matilda (6)
- Anna (5)
- Bridget (5)
- Dora (5)
- Mary Anne (5)
- Sarah Jane (5)
- Alice (4)
- Eleanor (4)
- Georgina (4)
- Isabel (4)
- Jennie (4)
- Kate (4)
- Maria (4)
- Mary A (4)
- Mary J (4)
- Maud (4)
- Agness (3)
- Ann (3)
- Anne Jane (3)
- Bella (3)
- Charlotte (3)
- Eliza Jane (3)
- Essie (3)
- Helen (3)
- Janet (3)
Surnames with a Similar Spelling to that of Lindsay
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with the given surname in 1901. If the surname is followed by a zero then it only occured in the 1911 census.
Common Surnames in Areas where Lindsay is also Frequent
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