Meaning: Its source is lang dun, an Old English name meaning "Long hill."

Alternative Spellings: Landan and Landin

Popularity: The name Landon ranked 156th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 749th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Meaning: Its source is lang dun, an Old English name meaning "Ridge."

Narrative: A ridge can be seen as a ''long hill,'' and that is the literal translation of the source phrase.