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Lyons Family History
Lyons Genealogy & Family TreeLyons is a Scottish name from Norfolk, England, where they were granted a seat by the Duke of Normandy for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It referred to the Norman settlement, Lyons-la-Forest, where the family originally came from, and comes from the Old French word lion. Roots for this name can also be found in England, Ireland, and France. The family motto is Pro rege et patria which means “For king and country.”
Other spellings include “Lyon” and “Lions.” Notable people with the surname include American baseball player Albert Lyons (New York Yankees, Pittsburg Pirates, Boston Braves), Australian actor David Lyons (Safe Haven, Revolution, Storm Warning), American football player Dicky Lyons (New Orleans Saints), and American baseball player Harry Lyons (New York Giants, Philadelphia Quakers, St. Louis Browns). The first Lyons to come to America was Joanna Lyons in 1620.
Lyons Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Sarah A. J. Lyons -- --, 1841 December 2, 1913
- Beulah Lyons -- --, 1889 December 0, 1938 Kansas
- Clayton Marcy Lyons -- --, 1869 June 13, 1928 Louisiana
- Frank Lyons -- --, 1884 August 28, 1967 Ontario
- W. F. Lyons -- --, 1887 Kentucky
Lyons Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Walter R Lyons -- --, 1912 December 0, 1912 New South Wales
- Lydean Lyons
- Margaret Lyons -- --, 1910 February 1, 1998 Missouri
- Laurence Michael Lyons -- --, 1886 August 4, 1944 Pennsylvania
- Robert Edward Lyons -- --, 1906 September 27, 1971 Virginia
