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Lendon Family History

Lendon Surname Meaning

From Lendon in Dunsford (Devon) recorded as Lyndene 1332 in Subsidy Rolls (Devon)

and therefore sometimes a variant of Linden.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Lendon families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lendon family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Lendon families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 9 Lendon families living in Ontario. This was about 41% of all the recorded Lendon's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Lendon families in 1911.
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What did your Lendon ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Clerk was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Lendon. 100% of Lendon women worked as a Clerk.

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  • Clerk
    100%

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Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Lendon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Lendon in 1964 was 74, and 94 in 2004.

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