Findon

From either Old English finn (“coarse grass”) or fīn (“heap, pile, especially of wood”) + dūn (“hill”).[1]

Findon (countable and uncountable, plural Findons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1208).
   2. A coastal village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO9397).
   3. A western suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Findon is the 18807^th most common surname in England, belonging to 249 individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Findon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 575.
• Forebears