Leydon Surname

251,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Leydon Surname Definition:

(English, Dutch, German) Dweller at the meadow valley; a variant of Lydon, q.v.; one who came from Leiden (people), in Holland; descendant of Liuto (people).

Leydon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4911:738,20657,824
Ireland3541:13,3021,584
Australia2601:103,83011,687
England2261:246,54020,052
New Zealand1131:40,0746,748
France411:1,620,066149,911
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Malta41:107,5681,849
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2421:18,3052,218
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland391:95,9804,885
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Leydon (49) may also be a first name.

Leydon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Dutch, German) Dweller at the meadow valley; a variant of Lydon, q.v.; one who came from Leiden (people), in Holland; descendant of Liuto (people).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Leydon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leydon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Leydon (Russian: Лейдон) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leydon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 251,268th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,621,145 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Leydon reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. Leydon is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 49 people.

The surname Leydon is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 491 people, or 1 in 738,206. In The United States Leydon is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 34 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Leydon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leydon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leydon surname grew 468 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 146 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 753 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leydon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leydon surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leydon earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 66.45% more than the national average, earning $37,788,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 27.51% more than the national average, earning $55,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.48% more than the national average, earning $59,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lydon919,602/
Ledon912,616/
Lyddon83935/
Leddon83605/
Laydon83494/
Leadon83460/
Ledong83165/
Leedon83125/
Ledone8375/
Loydon8372/
Leydan8318/
Ledoun834/
Leidon832/
Lyodon832/
Lesdon832/
Lydoon831/
Letdon831/
Leudon831/
Lledon831/
Ledont831/
Ledoon831/
Lydone831/
Ledoin830/
Ledonne771,847/
Leisdon7740/
Leduong7729/
Leidong7729/
Leadonn774/
Leesdon773/
Leedong773/
Ledoing772/
Lyduont771/
Llyodon771/
Leadeon771/
Leeadon771/
Gliedon771/
Lydonne771/
Laydong771/
Ledoung771/
Le'dong771/
Leadong771/
Loysdon770/
Leedone770/
Lidon732,820/
Ledan731,173/
Ladon73966/
Ledun73304/
Ledón73239/
Ledom73188/
Lydan7334/
Ledoń732/
Ledün732/
Lydun731/
Louesdon71352/
Ledoucin714/
Ledonova713/
Ledoucen711/
Ledousen711/
D'Leedon711/
Leydanne711/
Laiedoon711/
Leyddane710/
Loudon675,586/
Laudon672,473/
Lhadon671,690/
Leedom671,507/
Ledang671,271/
Ladong67671/
Laydan67600/
Liddon67453/
Ledune67262/
Lidong67261/
Ledung67227/
Ledant67219/
Loidon67129/
Lasdon67117/
Ladone67115/
Ledane67114/
Lyddan6757/
Laddon6751/
Hladon6751/
Lehdan6741/
Leidun6734/
Lidone6731/
Ledanh6730/
Ladont6729/
Lidoun6722/
Liedan6722/
Leddan6720/
Lladon6718/
Ledunc6715/
Liadon6712/
Liodon679/
Leedan676/
Ledeun676/
Ladonn675/
Ledoum675/
Lahdon674/
Leudan674/
Ladoun674/
Laidon673/
Lyadan673/
Leudom673/
Lesdan673/
Leduin673/
Liduon673/
Ladoin673/
Lisdon672/
Leadom672/
Ledhan672/
Ledunt671/
Leidan671/
Lydhan671/
Lydoum671/
Luedan671/
Ladoon671/
Laydom670/
Leidom670/
Leadan670/
Lehdom670/
Lydann670/

Leydon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leydon in the Russian language
Лейдонlejdon-

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