How common is the surname Lindon?

815 people in the United States had the surname Lindon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 378,829 Americans. It ranked 29,093rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lindon?

Lionel Lindon, American cinematographer (1905-1971).

Where is the surname Lindon most common?

Wikidata records people named Lindon in the United States.

Is the surname Lindon getting more or less common?

Less common. 877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 815 in 2010, down 7.1%.

The surname Lindon

An English place surname, carried by 815 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L535

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lindon is more common than 82.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

Habitational surname from many places in England, from Old English lind (“lime”) or lin (“flax”) + dun (“hill”).

Lindon is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 815 people named Lindon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 378,829 Americans. That is down 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 877.

#29,093

rank among US surnames

815

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-7.1%

change since 2000 (was #26,215)

Who is named Lindon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

73% of people named Lindon identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lindons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lionel Lindon
American cinematographer (1905-1971)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lindon

Lindon has the Soundex code L535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L535.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lindon come from?: Habitational surname from many places in England, from Old English lind (“lime”) or lin (“flax”) + dun (“hill”).
How common is the surname Lindon?: 815 people in the United States had the surname Lindon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 378,829 Americans. It ranked 29,093rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lindon?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Lindon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lindon?: Lionel Lindon, American cinematographer (1905-1971).
Where is the surname Lindon most common?: Wikidata records people named Lindon in the United States.
What type of surname is Lindon?: Lindon is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Lindon getting more or less common?: Less common. 877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 815 in 2010, down 7.1%.