Lansdown

• Lansdowne

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

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 district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7268).
4. A suburb of Bath, Somerset (OS grid ref ST7466).

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.

• 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.

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

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