Leadon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland
Ireland

Early Origins of the Leadon family

The surname Leadon was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Leadon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leadon research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1335, 1517, 1526, 1546, 1679 and 1811 are included under the topic Early Leadon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Leadon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leydon, Leidden, Leyden, Leidon, Lethen, Lethane and others.

Early Notables of the Leadon family

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Migration of the Leadon family to Ireland

Some of the Leadon family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Leadon migration to the United States +

Leadon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Leadon, who arrived in New York in 1850 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Leadon (post 1700) +

Tom Leadon (1952-2023), American musician and one of the founding members of Tom Petty's original band, Mudcrutch

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)