Lydon

English

Alternative forms

• Leydon

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Loideáin (“descendant of Loideán”), a personal name of obscure origin.

Proper noun

Lydon (plural Lydons)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lydon is the 8103^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4091 individuals. Lydon is most common among White (96.43%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lydon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 478.

Anagrams

• ylond