Lanyon

A surname style choice that likely originated from a place in Cornwall, the exact etymology of the name is unknown, though "enclosure of Lon" or "farmstead of Lon" have been suggested, Lon referring to a person. Alternatively, it might have been borrowed the name of a town in Brittany, Lannion, which means "Parish of Huon" (Huon being the Breton form of Hugh).

The name appears in the book the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and may appeal as an alternative to Lennon, Layton, and Lachlan.

Pronounced LAN-yun.