Surname
Lansdown
“long strip of ground”
Lansdown is a surname, probably from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lansdown probably goes back to Old English langet, meaning “long strip of ground.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Probably from Old English langet (“long strip of ground”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Lansdown’s family of names
In English usage, Lansdown as a surname has a related form in LANSDOWNE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lansdown
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lansdown, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Langdown
“long”
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Lansford
“boundary”
91% boys · 9% girls
Longdon
“long”
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Langthorne
“long”
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Lavington
“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”
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Lamerton
“enclosure; settlement, town”
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Longden
“long”
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Lamberton
“lamb” · “stream”
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