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Laymon
How to Pronounce Laymon
Pronounced LAY-mun /ˈleɪ.mən/Medium
Meaning: Laymon is an English surname pressed into use as a given name. It is most plausibly a variant of Layman or Leaman, occupational and descriptive surnames; a firm single meaning is not settled, so it is best read as a family surname carried forward.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Laymon is an English surname used as a given name, most plausibly a variant of Layman or Leaman. Because several surnames converged on this sound, no single tidy meaning is certain, and it is best understood as a family name carried into the first-name slot. It appears in United States birth records in the early twentieth century, chiefly in the South, and reached its modest high around 1936, always rare at only a couple dozen boys a year.
A boy named Laymon then would be a great-grandfather today. The name reflects the Southern habit of turning a mother's maiden name or a respected surname into a boy's first name. It has not revived and remains an uncommon, distinctly heritage-flavored choice.
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What does the name Laymon mean?
It is an English surname used as a first name, most likely a variant of Layman; a single fixed meaning is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Laymon?
It's said LAY-mun /ˈleɪ.mən/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Laymon a boy or girl name?
Laymon is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Laymon?
It has always been rare, a surname-name given to only a couple dozen boys a year around the nineteen-thirties.