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Lyon

in Idaho

There are 330 people with the last name "Lyon" in Idaho.

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Ranking in Idaho

NameRank
Lyon 406
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  1. is 402nd most common Sherman
  2. is 403rd most common Norris
  3. is 404th most common Ramsey
  4. is 405th most common Lambert
  5. is 406th most common Lyon
  6. is 407th most common Fitzgerald
  7. is 408th most common Short
  8. is 409th most common Cummings
  9. is 410th most common Fischer

Similar Names and Nicknames

Lyons, Leon, Lynn, Looney, Leone, Luoma, Leoni, Lynne, Lion, Leona

Most Common First Names for Lyon

David, John, James, Michael, Robert, Kenneth, Nancy, Andy, Brandon, Brian

Meaning & History

Scottish, English and French: from Old French, Middle English lion (Latin leo, genitive leonis), hence a nickname for a fierce or brave warrior, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a lion.

Scottish, English, French, and Dutch: habitational name from the city of Lyon in south central France (English name: Lyons), or from the smaller Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. The name of the former is recorded in the 1st century BC as Lugdunum and is from the name of a Celtic god Lug (or this as a personal name, from a word meaning ‘brightness’) + dunon ‘hill fort’.

Scottish and English: from the name Leo(n) (from Latin leo ‘lion’, or the cognate Greek leōn), borne by numerous early martyrs and thirteen popes.

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Laighin (see Lane 2).

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David Lyon, ID (7 searches)
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