Surname

Findon

“coarse grass”

Findon is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Findon goes back to Old English finn, meaning “coarse grass.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Findon comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English finn (“coarse grass”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English · Nature

Fitton

“grassland on the bank of a river”

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Old English

Foxton

“fox” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Finney

“heap”

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71% boys · 29% girls

Old English

Finkley

“finch”

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Old English

Dundon

“valley by the hill”

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Old English

Gildon

“golden”

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Old English

Fifield

“five”

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Old English

Bainton

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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