Layen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Layen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Layen family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
Agricultural Labourer 1
Ploughter 1

Layen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lyon 60% 31,931
2 Lyne 40% 10,366
3 Layne 60% 1,210
4 Lyan 60% 467
5 Loyn 60% 218
6 Lyone 40% 200
7 Loyne 40% 187
8 Loyan 60% 158
9 Layn 80% 146
10 Lyn 60% 109
11 Layen 100% 102

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The surname Layen is the 11th most popular variant of Lyon.

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