Onion Family History
Onion Name Meaning
Welsh: from a variant of the personal name Hennion (see Eynon ) through false association by folk etymology with the English vocabulary word onion. English (Midlands): perhaps a metonymic occupational name from Middle English oinyon ‘onion’ (Old French oignon) perhaps given to a grower or seller of onions. English: alternatively possibly a variant of Unwin .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022