<P> It is the name of a noble Anglo - Norman family that originated in district of the Forest of Lyons , north of the town of Lyons - la - Forêt in Haute Normandie , where the family seat was the Castle of Lyons . The original surname was ' de Lyons ' ( ' of ( the Forest and Castle ) of Lyons ' ) : subsequently , the ' de ' was removed from the name , and some branches removed the ' s ' from the end of the word , producing ' Lyon ' . The English progenitors of this family were Ingelram de Lyons , Lord of Lyons , who arrived in England with the Norman Conquest , and his relation , Nicholas de Lyons , who emigrated from Normandy to England in 1080 and was granted lands at Warkworth , Northamptonshire by William of Normandy . Descendants of this family emigrated to Scotland , during the 14th - century , to Ireland , during the 15th - century , to Antigua , during the 16th - century , and to New York , during the 17th century . </P>
<P> It is the name of a noble Anglo - Norman family that originated in district of the Forest of Lyons , north of the town of Lyons - la - Forêt in Haute Normandie , where the family seat was the Castle of Lyons . The original surname was ' de Lyons ' ( ' of ( the Forest and Castle ) of Lyons ' ) : subsequently , the ' de ' was removed from the name , and some branches removed the ' s ' from the end of the word , producing ' Lyon ' . The English progenitors of this family were Ingelram de Lyons , Lord of Lyons , who arrived in England with the Norman Conquest , and his relation , Nicholas de Lyons , who emigrated from Normandy to England in 1080 and was granted lands at Warkworth , Northamptonshire by William of Normandy . Descendants of this family emigrated to Scotland , during the 14th - century , to Ireland , during the 15th - century , to Antigua , during the 16th - century , and to New York , during the 17th century . </P>
where does the last name lyons originate from
where does the last name lyons originate from
a noble Anglo - Norman family that originated in district of the Forest of Lyons , north of the town of Lyons - la - Forêt in Haute Normandie
a noble Anglo - Norman family that originated in district of the Forest of Lyons , north of the town of Lyons - la - Forêt in Haute Normandie