Explore the Family Name Lindon

The meaning of Lindon

English: habitational name from any of the places called Lindon in Lincolnshire, Linden End, Haddenham, in Cambridgeshire, or Lyndon, Rutland, all named from Old English lind ‘lime tree’ or līn ‘flax’ + dūn ‘hill’.

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How common is the last name Lindon in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lindon has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 26,215th most common, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 29,093rd spot, a decline of almost 11%. During this period, the total count of individuals with the Lindon surname also decreased from 877 to 815, a drop of roughly 7%. The proportion per 100,000 people fell by 15.15%, from 0.33 to 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,215	#29,093	-10.98%
Count	877	815	-7.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.28	-15.15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lindon

The ethnic identity associated with the Lindon surname is largely White, as observed in the Decennial U.S. Census data. From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of White individuals with this surname increased slightly from 72.18% to 72.76%. Black individuals represent the second-highest ethnicity at 22.70% in 2010, down from 23.15% in 2000. There was significant growth in the Hispanic portion, which nearly doubled from 1.48% to 2.94% during these years. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races drastically reduced from 2.51% to 0.61%. However, there were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity reported with this surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	72.18%	72.76%	0.8%
Black	23.15%	22.7%	-1.94%
Hispanic	1.48%	2.94%	98.65%
Two or More Races	2.51%	0.61%	-75.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%