Lydon
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Loideáin (“descendant of Loideán”), a personal name of obscure origin.
Proper noun
Lydon (plural Lydons)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lydon is the 8103rd 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.