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
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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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