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UK surname

Lindon

A locational surname derived from a place called Lindon or Lyndon.

In the 1881 census there were 502 people recorded with the Lindon surname, ranking it #6,759 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 449, ranked #10,816, down from #6,759 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Toxteth Park, Manchester and Liverpool. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Liverpool, St. Helens and Knowsley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lindon is 583 in 1891. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 10.6%.

1881 census count

502

Ranked #6,759

Modern count

449

2016, ranked #10,816

Peak year

1891

583 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lindon had 502 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,759 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 449 in 2016, ranked #10,816.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 583 in 1891.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Lindon surname distribution map

The map shows where the Lindon surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Lindon surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lindon over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 382 #6,266
1861 historical 432 #5,954
1881 historical 502 #6,759
1891 historical 583 #6,554
1901 historical 581 #7,247
1911 historical 515 #7,658
1997 modern 451 #10,049
1998 modern 479 #9,928
1999 modern 495 #9,731
2000 modern 512 #9,456
2001 modern 501 #9,448
2002 modern 499 #9,648
2003 modern 504 #9,433
2004 modern 505 #9,453
2005 modern 459 #10,053
2006 modern 455 #10,160
2007 modern 461 #10,153
2008 modern 472 #10,074
2009 modern 471 #10,304
2010 modern 493 #10,161
2011 modern 467 #10,474
2012 modern 461 #10,482
2013 modern 474 #10,421
2014 modern 468 #10,586
2015 modern 456 #10,715
2016 modern 449 #10,816

Geography

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Where Lindons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Toxteth Park, Manchester, Liverpool, Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken and London parishes. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Liverpool, St. Helens, Knowsley, Torbay and South Hams. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Toxteth Park Lancashire
2 Manchester Lancashire
3 Liverpool Lancashire
4 Coventry Holy Trinity (incl. Radford), Coventry St Michael, Wyken Warwickshire
5 London parishes London 2

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Liverpool 040 Liverpool
2 St. Helens 021 St. Helens
3 Knowsley 001 Knowsley
4 Torbay 011 Torbay
5 South Hams 003 South Hams

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lindon

These lists show first names that appear often with the Lindon surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lindon

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Lindon, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Lindon surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Lindon household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Lindon is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Lindon is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Lindon falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Lindon is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Lindon, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Lindon

The surname LINDON is of English origin and can be traced back to the 14th century. It is believed to have originated from the Old English word "lind", which means a linden tree or lime tree, and the word "dun", meaning a hill or mound. This suggests that the name was likely derived from a place name referring to a hill or mound where linden trees grew.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1327, where it appears as "de Lyndon". This spelling variation indicates that the name was originally a locational surname, referring to someone who hailed from a place called Lindon.

In the 15th century, the name appears in various records, including the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire, where a certain John Lyndon is mentioned in 1458. This suggests that the name had spread to different parts of England by this time.

The LINDON surname has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such person was Sir Richard Lyndon, a Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was John Lyndon, who served as the Mayor of Norwich in 1619.

In the 17th century, the name can be found in the records of the Hearth Tax Returns for Warwickshire, where a Thomas Lyndon is listed as a taxpayer in 1670. This indicates that the LINDON family had established themselves in this region during that period.

Moving into the 18th century, the LINDON name appears in various parish records across England. For example, in 1724, the baptism of a child named Elizabeth Lindon is recorded in the parish registers of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London.

Another notable figure bearing the LINDON surname was Sir Robert Lindon, a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. He was born in 1785 and died in 1857.

Throughout the centuries, the LINDON surname has undergone various spelling variations, such as Linden, Lindun, and Lyndon, but the core meaning and origin remain the same, tracing back to the Old English words for a linden tree and a hill or mound.

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1881 census detail

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Lindon families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lindon surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Lancashire leads with 136 Lindons recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.34x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 136 2.34x
Warwickshire 116 9.37x
Devon 38 3.72x
Middlesex 36 0.73x
Cheshire 31 2.86x
Yorkshire 23 0.47x
Lanarkshire 18 1.13x
Hampshire 13 1.29x
Nottinghamshire 13 1.97x
Surrey 13 0.54x
Kent 12 0.72x
Staffordshire 9 0.54x
Essex 7 0.72x
Durham 5 0.34x
Worcestershire 5 0.78x
Northamptonshire 4 0.87x
Brecknockshire 3 3.06x
Fife 3 1.03x
Sussex 3 0.36x
Channel Islands 2 1.38x
Cumberland 2 0.47x
Monmouthshire 2 0.56x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.32x
Cornwall 1 0.18x
Derbyshire 1 0.13x
Leicestershire 1 0.18x
Midlothian 1 0.15x
Norfolk 1 0.13x
Oxfordshire 1 0.33x
Somerset 1 0.13x
Suffolk 1 0.17x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Coventry Holy Trinity in Warwickshire leads with 56 Lindons recorded in 1881 and an index of 151.56x.

Place Total Index
Coventry Holy Trinity 56 151.56x
Liverpool 45 12.73x
Toxteth Park 29 14.71x
Coventry St Michael 25 62.89x
Aston 19 5.58x
Manchester 19 7.26x
Lenton 12 77.02x
South Huish 11 2200.00x
St Pancras London 9 2.28x
York St Maurice 9 98.36x
Deptford St Paul 8 6.20x
Everton 7 3.77x
Old Monkland 7 11.12x
Sheffield 7 4.52x
Dodbrooke 6 295.57x
Eccleston In Prescot 6 20.53x
Little Sutton 6 413.79x
Plymouth St Andrew 6 7.63x
Portsea 6 3.04x
Tranmere 6 15.08x
Birkenhead 5 5.79x
Bothwell 5 11.62x
Christchurch 5 22.93x
Hillingdon 5 31.97x
Macclesfield 5 10.39x
New Monkland 5 10.66x
Rugby 5 29.87x
Spitalfields London 5 13.55x
Beswick 4 26.86x
Colchester St Peter 4 103.36x
Hackney London 4 1.45x
Hopwood 4 52.56x
Malborough 4 98.52x
Northampton All Sts 4 25.54x
Stoke Prior 4 101.27x
Birmingham 3 0.73x
Blackburn 3 1.94x
Bow London 3 4.80x
Cheadle 3 14.50x
Crickhowell 3 132.16x
Dunfermline 3 6.72x
Radway 3 697.67x
Salford 3 1.75x
Southwark St George Martyr 3 3.04x
Stockport 3 5.38x
Acol 2 400.00x
Battersea 2 1.11x
Bermondsey 2 1.37x
Bishop Auckland 2 10.21x
Brighton 2 1.20x
Exeter St David 2 22.91x
Great Bolton 2 2.59x
Kensington London 2 0.73x
Kingston On Thames 2 3.48x
Leeds 2 0.73x
Llanvihangel Llantarnam 2 29.59x
Naburn 2 208.33x
Oldham 2 1.06x
Rowley Regis 2 4.33x
St Peter Port 2 7.43x
Stokefleming 2 156.25x
Stretton On Dunsmore 2 176.99x
Sutton 2 11.56x
Tettenhall 2 19.74x
Walsall Foreign 2 2.34x
West Bromwich 2 2.11x
Wigan 2 2.46x
Wix 2 192.31x
Barrow In Furness 1 1.26x
Bromley London 1 0.93x
Burnham 1 16.61x
Holdenhurst 1 3.79x
Langford 1 1111.11x
Leamington 1 12.20x
Nottingham St Mary 1 0.58x
Poulton Cum Seacombe 1 8.03x
Solihull 1 11.25x
Tanfield 1 5.76x
West Derby 1 0.59x
Yealmpton 1 63.69x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Lindon surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Lindon surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 27
William 19
James 13
Thomas 12
Edward 10
Henry 9
Joseph 8
Charles 7
Arthur 6
George 6
Samuel 6
Robert 5
Isaac 4
Richard 4
Abraham 3
Alfred 3
Ernest 3
Frank 3
Herbert 3
Hugh 3
Peter 3
Austin 2
Daniel 2
Francis 2
Hy. 2
Jacob 2
Ricd. 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Alexander 1
Clement 1
David 1
Donald 1
Edwin 1
Frederick 1
G. 1
Harold 1
Henery 1
Hingston 1
Hughes 1
Joel 1
Mark 1
Matthew 1
Patrick 1
Reginald 1
Richd. 1
Robt. 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1
Wm.Harry 1

FAQ

Lindon surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lindon surname in 1881?

In 1881, 502 people were recorded with the Lindon surname. That placed it at #6,759 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lindon surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 449 in 2016. That gives Lindon a modern rank of #10,816.

What does the Lindon surname mean?

A locational surname derived from a place called Lindon or Lyndon.

What does the Lindon map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Lindon bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.