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Lyon

in Rhode Island

There are 72 people with the last name "Lyon" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Lyon 1,971
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  1. is 1,967th most common Handy
  2. is 1,968th most common Inman
  3. is 1,969th most common Irons
  4. is 1,970th most common Lorenzo
  5. is 1,971st most common Lyon
  6. is 1,972nd most common Magee
  7. is 1,973rd most common Magill
  8. is 1,974th most common Marin
  9. is 1,975th most common Mcleod

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Lyon

Albert, Andrew, Thomas, Jason, Stacey, Chester, Donald, Hilda, James, Jo

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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