Linstead

English

Etymology

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

Linstead (countable and uncountable, plural Linsteads)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A town in Saint Catherine parish, Jamaica.

Related terms

• Linstead Magna
• Linstead Parva

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Linstead is the 127494^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 134 individuals. Linstead is most common among White (94.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Linstead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 443.