Lanyon

English

Etymology

From Cornish lyn (“pool”) + yeyn (“cold”).

Proper noun

Lanyon (countable and uncountable, plural Lanyons)

1. A hamlet (Lanyon Farm) in Madron parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4234).
2. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Iowa, United States.
3. A habitational surname from Cornish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lanyon is the 46568^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 457 individuals. Lanyon is most common among White (93.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lanyon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 393.