Sunday, August 22, 2010

Is the surn name Lenon english or irish?

It sounds Irish to me..

Is the surn name Lenon english or irish?
Lenon


Irish: variant spelling of Lennon.





Lennon


reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic 脫 Leann谩in 鈥榙escendant of Leann谩n鈥? a byname meaning 鈥榣ittle cloak鈥?(less likely, 鈥榮weetheart鈥?.


reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic 脫 Lon谩in 鈥榙escendant of Lon谩n鈥? a personal name from a diminutive of lon 鈥榖lackbird鈥?





Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4





http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...
Reply:Irish ... but realize that the UK is very well mixed and you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who is 'all' Irish or 'all' English or 'all' Scottish. There's a lot of Viking and Norman mixed into the Irish heritage, as well.


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