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Lydon Family Crest
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Where did the English Lydon family come from? What is the English Lydon family crest and coat of arms? When did the Lydon family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Lydon family history?

The ancient roots of the Lydon family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Lydon comes from when the family lived in the region of Litton located throughout various counties in England. Lydon is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties.

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One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Lydon has appeared include Lytton, Litton and others.

First found in Derbyshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lydon research. Another 253 words(18 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lydon History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Lydon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Lydon arrived in North America very early:

Lydon Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • John Lydon, who landed in Arkansas in 1876

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  • Alexandra Lydon (b. 1979), Irish and American television actress
  • Christopher Lydon (b. 1940), American media personality and author
  • Jimmy Lydon (b. 1923), American movie actor and television producer
  • Joe Lydon (1878-1937), American welterweight boxer
  • Joseph Patrick Lydon (1878-1937), American welterweight boxer
  • Wayne Lydon (b. 1981), American professional baseball outfielder
  • William A. Lydon (1863-1918), American, founded the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company
  • Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917), English engraver of natural history
  • Joe Lydon (b. 1963), English rugby league footballer and rugby union coach
  • Don Lydon (b. 1938), Irish psychologist and former politician in Ireland

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The Lydon Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Lydon Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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