Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
LONSDALE
There are approximately 5,055 people named Lonsdale in the UK. That makes it the 2,079th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 80 are named Lonsdale.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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Langsdale
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Loansdel
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Lionsdale
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Lensdale
Loanesdal
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Linnsdale
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The Lonsdale surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Derived from the town of Lonsdale, in Westmoreland, England, so named from the river Lon on which it is situated, and dale--the dale on the Lon.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LONSDALE. Considerable divisions of Westmoreland and of Lancashire are so called.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.