Lanyon

Lanyon is a surname which originates from the hamlet of Lanyon (Madron), Cornwall, and may refer to:

• Charles Lanyon (1813−1889), English architect
• Hastie Lanyon, a fictional character in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
• Owen Lanyon (1842−1887), British colonial administrator
• Peter Lanyon (1918−1964), Cornish painter
• Walter C. Lanyon (1887−1967), English religious writer

Places

In Antarctica

• Lanyon Peak, a sharp rock peak in Victoria Land

In Australia

• Lanyon High School, a school in Canberra
• Lanyon Homestead, an historic site in Canberra
• Lanyon Valley, a suburb of Canberra

In the United Kingdom

• Lanyon (Madron), a farm and hamlet in Cornwall
• Lanyon Quoit, a dolmen in Cornwall
• West Lanyon Quoit, a dolmen in Cornwall

In the United States of America

• Lanyon, Iowa, an unincorporated area

Companies

• Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon, a 19th-century firm of Civil Engineers and Architects in Ireland
• Lanyon Solutions, a software company