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Spelling variations of this family name include: Lyon, Lions, Lyons and others.
First found in Norfolk, where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Lyon, who came to Barbados in 1634; William Lyon, who arrived at Boston in 1635; Thomas Lyon, who was on record in Connecticut in 1647; Walter Lyon, who was banished to America in 1662.
Motto Translated: For King and country.
For more information on the last name Lyons, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.
Suggested Readings for the name Lyons
- Baldwin/Lyon Family by Virginia Baldwin Pomata.
- The Ancestry of Nathalie Fontaine Lyons by Jo White Linn.
- Eugene Lyons, American Writer
- Bernard Lyons, British Company Director
- Denis Lyons, Scientist
- Sir William Lyons, Automobile Manufacturer of Jaguar
- Edmund Lyons (1790-1858), English naval commander
- Francis Stewart Leland Lyons (1923-1983), Irish historian
- Sir Joseph Lyons (1848-1917), English businessman
- Prime Minister Joseph Aloysius Lyons (1879-1939), Australian statesman and Prime Minister (1932-1939)
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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist
We have researched the Lyons family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.
Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...
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Family Crests: Timeline
Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...
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The Lyons Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Lyons 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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