How common is the last name Lyon?

26,997 people in the United States have the last name Lyon, about 1 in 11,072. It ranks #1,275 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LYON

#1,275

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
26,997
About
1 in 11,072
This common or more
42.5%
Who bears it

Of the 26,997 people with the last name Lyon, 88.8% reported their origin as White, 3.5% as two or more races and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lyon, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Lyon ranks #15,579 of 53,615, with 736 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 84 births. See Lyon as a first name

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