Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
LYONS
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LYONS. Not from the great French city, but from the small town of Lious-laForet, in the department of the Eure in Normandy.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English