Meaning & Origin
A surname A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, "Isle of Lind" ("Isle of Lincoln") in reference to it being surrounded by fenland. An Irish surname, variant of Lindsey
Lindsay is a girl's and boy's baby name of Old English origin, from the Scottish habitational surname meaning 'Lincoln's wetland' — combining the city of Lincoln with eg ('island' or 'wetland'). It became a popular given name for girls in the U.S. in the 1970s–90s.
Lindsay peaked in the U.S. girls' top 50 around 1984–1990 and has gradually declined since. It carries a breezy, preppy quality — associated with the All-American girl of the 1980s. The variant Lindsey is slightly more common in some years.