Lon

Where Lon comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Lon.

Lon through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #192 among boys with 64 babies in the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1881
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #313.
  3. 1883
    Lon Chaney born
    American actor
  4. 1906
    Lon Chaney Jr. born
    American actor
In the dictionary
  • A male given name; diminutive form Lonnie.
Namesakes
  • Lon Chaney · American actor, 1883–1930
  • Lon Chaney Jr. · American actor, 1906–1973
  • Lon L. Fuller · American philosopher of law, 1902–1978
  • Lon McCallister · American actor, 1923–2005
  • Lon Non · Cambodian politician, 1930–1975

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.