Sawdon

From Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + denu (“valley”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːdən/

Sawdon (countable and uncountable, plural Sawdons)

1. A small village in Brompton parish, (served by Brompton-by-Sawdon Parish Council) in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9484).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sawdon is the 63698^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 313 individuals. Sawdon is most common among White (97.44%) individuals.

• Survey of English Place-Names

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sawdon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Dawson, Sandow