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![Show Contents]() Lindy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Irish surnames have had their original forms altered in many ways. Before being translated into English, Lindy appeared as Mac Giolla Fhiondain, which refers to a descendant of a devotee of St. Fintan. Early Origins of the Lindy familyThe surname Lindy was first found in counties Armagh and Down (Irish:An Dún) part of the Province of Ulster, in Northern Ireland, formerly known as county St Mirren, where they were anciently known as the Mac Giolla Fhiondain, devotees of St. Fintan an ancient sept of Oriel,(roughly equivalent to Ulster,) and the clann being one of the founding septs of Northern Ireland. Early History of the Lindy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lindy research. Another 94 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1650 is included under the topic Early Lindy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lindy Spelling VariationsIndividual scribes in the Ireland during the Middle Ages would often record a person's name various ways. How the name was recorded depended on what that particular scribe believed the proper spelling for the name pronounced to him was. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the Lindy family name include McAlinden, McAlindan, McAlindon, Glindon, Lindon, Glendon, McLindon, MacLindon, MacAlindon, MacClendon, McClendon, McLinden, McGlindon, MacGlindon, McGlendon and many more. Early Notables of the Lindy familyMore information is included under the topic Early Lindy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Lindy familyThe 19th century saw a great wave of Irish migrating out of their homeland in a great measure due to the oppressive imperial policies of the English government and landowners. Many of these Irish families sailed to North America aboard overcrowded passenger ships. By far, the largest influx of Irish immigrants to North America occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. These particular immigrants were instrumental in creation of the United States and Canada as major industrial nations because the many essential elements such as the roadways, canals, bridges, and railways required an enormous quantity of cheap labor, which these poor immigrants provided. Later generations of Irish in these countries also went on to make valuable contributions in such fields as the arts, commerce, politics, and education. Extensive research into immigration and passenger lists has revealed many early immigrants bearing the name Lindy: James McLinden arrived in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1768; Arthur McLindon arrived in Philadelphia in 1858; William McLindon arrived in Philadelphia in 1880.
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- Berga Lindy, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wexford District, 1938 1
- Charles Lindy Waddell (1932-2022), American politician, Member of the Virginia Senate from the 33rd district (1972-1998)
- Lindy Ruff (b. 1960), Canadian NHL hockey coach, awarded the Jack Adams Award as Coach of the Year in 2006, assistant coach for the 2014 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team
- Lindy Thackston, American pit reporter at the 2001 and 2011 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
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