Linstead

A surname from Old English.

Proper noun

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

Origin

Habitational surname from the villages of Linstead Magna and Linstead Parva, in Suffolk, from Old English līn (“flax”) or hlin (“maple tree”) + stede (“place”).

Forms

Linsteads

Related

Linstead Magna Linstead Parva