Попробуйте использовать GroupBy
:
public class People
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string FirstName { get; set; }
public string LastName { get; set; }
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var peoples = new List<People>
{
new People { Id = 1, FirstName = "Bob", LastName = "Abc" },
new People { Id = 2, FirstName = "Joe's", LastName = "Def" },
new People { Id = 3, FirstName = "Mary's", LastName = "Ghi" },
new People { Id = 4, FirstName = "Alice", LastName = "Jikl" },
new People { Id = 5, FirstName = "Bob", LastName = "Mno" },
};
var groupedByFirstName = peoples
.GroupBy(x => x.FirstName)
.Select(x => new
{
FirstName = x.Key,
Count = x.Count()
});
foreach (var people in groupedByFirstName)
{
Console.WriteLine($"FirstName: {people.FirstName}. Count: {people.Count}");
}
Console.ReadKey();
}
}