Lansdown

English

Alternative forms

• Lansdowne

Etymology

Habitational surname, probably from Old English langet (“long strip of ground”) + dūn (“hill”).

Proper noun

Lansdown (countable and uncountable, plural Lansdowns)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A neighbourhood in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9321).
3. A hamlet in Charlcombe parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7268).
4. A suburb of Bath, Somerset (OS grid ref ST7466).

Usage notes

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

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lansdown is the 33810^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 673 individuals. Lansdown is most common among White (80.98%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lansdown”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 392.

Anagrams

• Nowlands