Lindsay Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Lindsay

Lindsay

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Lindsay history with Lindsay Family Crest
Lindsay Motto Translated
Suggested Readings for Lindsay
Surname Notables

Clan Badge of Lindsay

Septs of Lindsay

About Family Crests

Lindsay Products

Origin Displayed: Scottish

Where did the Scottish Lindsay family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Lindsay family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

Scotland with its rugged terrain and rich ancestry was the beginning of the ancient family tree of the Lindsay family. In Scotland, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Lindsay family originally lived in the parish of Lindsay in the northern English county of Northumberland.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lindsay, Lyndsay, Lyndsey, Lindesey, Lindsey and many more.

First found in Lanarkshire. This name appears on the Borders early in the family's history.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Daniel Lindsey who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1637; Robert Lindsay settled in Virginia in 1663; Thomas Lindsay settled in Virginia in 1699; Charles, David, Hugh, James, John, Joseph, Robert and William Lindsay all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1860.

Motto Translated: Endure with strength.

For more information on the last name Lindsay, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name Lindsay

The Albermarle Lindseys (also Lindsay) and their Descendants by Gordon C. Jones.
The Descendants of 1. Thomas John Weston Lindsey (also Lindsay) and Mary Kaala Fay and The Descendants of 2. George Kynaston Lindsey (also Linday) by John Vincent Duey.
Grandpas, Inlaws, and Outlaws: (a Lindsay Family Genealogy) by Kenneth Gene Lindsy.

Some noteworthy people of the name Lindsay

John Vliet Lindsay, American politician, mayor of New York City (1966–73)
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931), American poet
Howard Lindsay (1889-1968), American theatrical producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor awarded a 1946 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Teamed with Russel Crouse they won a Tony Award for Best Musical for The Sound of Music
Maurice Lindsay (b. 1918), Scottish poet
Sir Ernest Daryl Lindsay (1889-1976), Australian artist knighted in 1956 for his services to art
Robert Leeson Jack Lindsay (1900-1990), Australian-born British author
Sir William Lindsay, British Earl of Lindsey
Norman Alfred William Lindsay (1879-1969), renowned Australian artist and cartoonist
Reginald John Lindsay OAM (1929-2008), Australian country and western singer, winner of three Golden Guitar Awards
Percival (Percy) Charles Lindsay (1870-1952), Australian landscape painter, illustrator, and cartoonist
Sir Lionel Arthur Lindsay (1874-1961), Australian artist knighted for his services to Australian art in 1941
Ruby Lindsay (1885-1919), Australian illustrator and painter, sister of Norman Lindsay and Percy Lindsay
Lady Joan Lindsay (1896-1984), famous Australian author of "Picnic at Hanging Rock" and wife of Sir Daryl Lindsay

Lindsay Clan Badge

A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...

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Septs of the Distinguished Name Lindsay
Bayer, Bayers, Berres, Beyers, Bires, Birres, Birse, Bushes, Busses, Buyers, Byars, Byas, Byass, Byer, Byers, Byres, Byris, Cobb, Cobbe, Cobbs, Deuchar, Deuchars, Dewiny, Dewney, Doona, Doonand, Doonane, Doonant, Doonen, Doonend, Doonent, Dooney, Doonind, Doonint, Doonyn, Doonynd, Douney, Dounie, Douny, Downey, Downie, Downy, Duenny, Dueny, Duney, Dunney, Dunny, Duny, Duwney, Eldowney and more.

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Lindsay family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Lindsay coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Lindsay genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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Lindsay Family Crest Products

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Clan Badges for the name Lindsay.

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Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms for the name Lindsay.

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Family Crest

Family Crest for the name Lindsay.

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Family Tree with the coat of arms for the name Lindsay.

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Mouse pads emphasing the family crest for the name Lindsay.

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Packages

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Plaques and Frames

Plaques and Frames revealing the Lindsay family crest.

Surname Histories

Surname Histories for the name Lindsay.

Symbolism

Symbolism featuring the family crest for the surname Lindsay.

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Travel Mugs with a Lindsay coat of arms.

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The Lindsay Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Lindsay Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.