Lyon (surname)

Lyon is a surname of various origins.

As a consequence of the lack, before the 18th century, of standardised spelling for the French pronunciation of the surname: some members of the Anglo-Norman landed gentry Lyons family (who descended from Ingelram de Lyons The Elder)[1] removed the 's' from the end of the surname, producing 'Lyon'.[1] For example, the 16th century Lord Mayor of London Sir John Lyon used the spelling 'Lyon',[2] despite that his father, Thomas Lyons [sic] of Perivale, used the spelling 'Lyons'.[3]

There are many other unrelated people with the same surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Fictional characters

  • Adam Lyon, the main character of My Gym Partner's a Monkey who attends a school for animals instead of humans, due to a clerical error misspelling his surname as “Lion” instead of “Lyon”.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Miller, Robert, ed. (1907). The Lyon Memorial: New York Families Descended from the Immigrant, Thomas Lyon of Rye. Press William Graham Printing Co.
  2. ↑ Hunt, William. Entry for Lyon, John (1514? - 1592), in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885 - 1900, Volume 34.
  3. ↑ "Entries for John Lyon (1514 - 1564), All About History Online".
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