Lydon Surname

53,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lydon Surname Definition:

Lydon, which belongs almost exclusively to Cos.

Galway and Mayo, is the most numerous anglicized form of Ó Loideáin. Other forms of the name are Leyden and Liddane. MIF 162; SIF 160

Lydon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6581:64,0617,503
England1,7121:32,5464,334
Ireland1,5091:3,121577
Australia1811:149,14815,854
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Scotland1031:51,9794,440
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Wales351:88,4157,250
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
France171:3,907,219231,005
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,7081:2,594488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:104,16810,414
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:124,61212,063

Lydon (876) may also be a first name.

Lydon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lydon, which belongs almost exclusively to Cos.

Galway and Mayo, is the most numerous anglicized form of Ó Loideáin. Other forms of the name are Leyden and Liddane. MIF 162; SIF 160

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Lydon, which belongs almost exclusively to Cos.

Galway and Mayo, is the most numerous anglicized form of Ó Loideáin. Other forms of the name are Leyden and Liddane. MIF 162; SIF 160

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Lydden (pasture with a shelter), in Kent.

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

Lydon Last Name Facts

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

Lydon (Arabic: ليدون, Marathi: लायिडन) is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lydon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,199th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 758,961 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Lydon reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lydon is also the 274,802nd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 876 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,658 people, or 1 in 64,061. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Ireland, where 16 percent are found.

Lydon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lydon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lydon surname expanded 1,404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 732 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 12 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 572 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lydon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lydon surname are 14.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Lydon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 153.38% more than the national average, earning R 602,124 per year; in United States they earn 17.56% more than the national average, earning $50,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.76% more than the national average, earning $58,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leydon911,577/
Lyddon91935/
Laydon91494/
Loydon9172/
Lyodon912/
Lydone911/
Lydoon911/
Laydong831/
Lydonne831/
Llyodon831/
Lyduont831/
Loysdon830/
Lidon802,820/
Ledon802,616/
Lydan8034/
Lydun801/
Leddon73605/
Laydan73600/
Leadon73460/
Liddon73453/
Lidong73261/
Ledong73165/
Loidon73129/
Leedon73125/
Ledone7375/
Lyddan7357/
Lidone7331/
Lidoun7322/
Leydan7318/
Liodon739/
Ledoun734/
Liduon733/
Laidon733/
Lisdon732/
Leidon732/
Lesdon732/
Ledont731/
Lydoum731/
Lydhan731/
Lledon731/
Ledoon731/
Leudon731/
Letdon731/
Laydom730/
Lydann730/
Ledoin730/
Ledonne671,847/
Lidoine67143/
Lidonne6775/
Leisdon6740/
Lisdonk6738/
Laidoun6737/
Leidong6729/
Leduong6729/
Lidosen679/
Leadonn674/
Leedong673/
Leesdon673/
Ledoing672/
Leadeon671/
Laydang671/
Laydane671/
Laidong671/
Lojsdon671/
Leadong671/
Le'dong671/
Gliedon671/
Lidoing671/
Litdong671/
Ledoung671/
Laidone671/
Lidoyne671/
Leedone670/

Lydon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lydon in the Marathi language
लायिडनlayidana-
Lydon in the Arabic language
ليدونlydwn-

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