Linstead
English edit
Etymology edit
Habitational surname from the villages of Linstead Magna and Linstead Parva, in Suffolk, from Old English līn (“flax”) or hlin (“maple tree”) + stede (“place”).
Proper noun edit
Linstead (countable and uncountable, plural Linsteads)
- A surname from Old English.
- A town in Saint Catherine parish, Jamaica.
Related terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Linstead is the 127494th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 134 individuals. Linstead is most common among White (94.78%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Linstead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 443.