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Lindsay is an English surname, originally derived from the territory of Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from the Old English toponym ''Lindesege'' "Lindum Isle", i.e. "marshlands of Lincoln". In the late 19th century, the surname gave rise to the given name Lindsay (and variants Lindsey, Lyndsy, etc.) in the United States, at first as a male given name, and since the mid-20th century increasingly as a female given name.〔(Behind the Name )〕 Its popularity as a girls' name is due to the actress Lindsay Wagner (born 1949 as Lindsay Jean Wagner), who became famous in 1976 as ''The Bionic Woman''. It was the 314th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007, having ranked among the top 200 names for girls from the 1970s through the 1990s. The alternative spelling Lindsey ranked as the 226th most popular name for girls born in 2007 in the United States. ==Surname== 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 century) 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: *Alec Lindsay (born 1948), English international footballer (Liverpool FC) *David Lyndsay (poet), also spelled Lindsay, renaissance poet in the court of James V of Scotland *Duncan Morton Lindsay, Scottish football player (1902-1972) *Sir Harry Lindsay (1881-1963), British civil servant and administrator *James Lindsay (Conservative politician) (1906–1997) *James Alexander Lindsay (1815–1874), British Conservative Member of Parliament for Wigan, second son of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford *Joseph Lindsay (1858–1933), Scottish international footballer *Sir Martin Lindsay, 1st Baronet, British politician and explorer (1905–1981) *Maurice Lindsay (1918–2009), Scottish broadcaster, writer and poet *Maurice Lindsay (rugby league), rugby league administrator (Wigan) *Patrick Lindsay (politician), Second Minister for the Gaeltacht (1914– 1993) *Robert Lindsay (disambiguation) *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 *Reverend Thomas Martin Lindsay (1843–1914) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lindsay (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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