About the Lion Surname

There is no single Lion family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

What Lion means

Lion is best understood alongside León: both are Spanish spellings of a single family name. It is a place-based name: “From León”.

Spelling and variants

Records show Lion as one of the forms León took over time. Related forms: De León and Leão.

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