Tour Scotland wee video of photographs from a small group ancestry visit to Balcarres Chapel, Colinsburgh, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. This Scottish chapel, in the east garden of Balcarres House, was built for David Lindsay, 1st Lord Balcarres in 1635. He is buried in the chapel.
The surname of Lindsay continued to be borne by the Earls of Balcarres and Earls of Crawford, down to the current holder of the title, Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford, while the Earls of Lindsay have used the additional surname of Lindesay since its adoption by Reginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of Lindsay in 1919. The names of John de Lindsay, died 1335, Ingram Lindsay, 15th century, David Lyndsay, born 1490, died 1555, and Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie, born 1532, died 1580, are early examples of the name being used as surname by members of lower nobility in Scotland. Lindsay was used in the United Kingdom by younger sons of the Lindsay clan chiefs, acquiring the status of common surname in the course of the 19th century.
In the late 19th century, the surname gave rise to the given names Lindsay and Lindsey in the United States, at first as a masculine given name, and since the mid 20th century, increasingly as a feminine given name. Its popularity as a girls' name is due to actress Lindsay Wagner, who became famous in 1976 as The Bionic Woman. Lindsey was the 570th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2014, while Lindsay ranked 653rd. Both spellings ranked among the top 100 names for girls from 1980 through 1993, with Lindsey peaking at #35 in 1983 and 1984 and Lindsay peaking at #36 in the same years
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