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There are approximately 24,608 people named Lyons in the UK. That makes it the 405th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 389 are named Lyons.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Lyons surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

LYONS. Not from the great French city, but from the small town of Lious-laForet, in the department of the Eure in Normandy.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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