Lansdown
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Habitational surname, probably from Old English langet (“long strip of ground”) + dūn (“hill”).
Proper noun edit
Lansdown (countable and uncountable, plural Lansdowns)
- A surname from Old English.
- A neighbourhood in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9321).
- A hamlet in Charlcombe parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7268). [1]
- A suburb of Bath, Somerset (OS grid ref ST7466). [2]
Usage notes edit
The hamlet and suburb in the Bath area are about two miles apart, and are linked by Lansdown Road. There is also a Lansdown Road in the Cheltenham neighbourhood.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lansdown is the 33810th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 673 individuals. Lansdown is most common among White (80.98%) individuals.
References edit
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lansdown”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.