Gordon is a surname with numerous different origins. The masculine given name Gordon is derived from the surname.
The Scottish surname Gordon may be derived from several locations. One possibility is from Gordon, in Berwickshire. Another possibility is from a similarly named place in Normandy. The English surname Gordon is derived from the placename of Gourdon, in Saône-et-Loire, France. This location is derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gordus. In Ireland, the surname Gordon is of several different origins. One origin of the surname is from the Scottish surname, which spread into Ireland in the 17th century during the plantation era; in the Irish language this name is spelt de Górdún. Also, the surname Gordon is an Anglicised form of the Irish language Mag Mhuirneacháin, which is a patronymic form of the personal name Muirneachán. This personal name is derived from the Irish language word muirneach, meaning "beloved". Another origin of the Irish name Gordon is as an Anglicised form of the Irish language surname Mórbhoirneach.
Gordon (Hebrew: גורדון Russian: Гордон) is also a Jewish surname, likely derived from the city of Grodno, in Belarus.
The Spanish, and Galician surname Gordón is derived from places like-named in the Spanish and Galician languages. The Basque language Gordon is also derived from a like-named placename. Another origin for the Spanish surname is from the nickname Gordo, which is derived from the Spanish language word gordo, meaning "fat".
Sir Alexander Cumming-Gordon, 1st Baronet (1749–1806), Scottish politician
Catherine Rose Gordon-Cumming (born 1952), Katie Fforde, British romance novelist
Constance Gordon-Cumming (1837–1924), Scottish travel writer and painter
Roualeyn George Gordon-Cumming (1820–1866), Scottish traveller and sportsman, known as the "lion hunter"
Sir William Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Baronet (1787–1854), Scottish Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs 1831–1832
Sir William Gordon-Cumming, 4th Baronet (1848–1930), Scottish soldier and adventurer, central figure in the Royal Baccarat Scandal
Sir Alexander Gordon-Lennox (Royal Navy officer) (1911–1987), admiral of the Royal Navy
Lord Alexander Gordon-Lennox (1825–1892), British Conservative politician
Major Lord Bernard Charles Gordon-Lennox (1878-1914), British soldier
Major-General Bernard Charles Gordon-Lennox (born 1932), Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin
Lord George Charles Gordon-Lennox (1829-1877), British Conservative politician
Lieutenant-General Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox(1908-1988), British soldier
Hilda Madeline Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond (1872–1971), first chairman of the National Gardens Scheme
Ivy Gordon-Lennox (1887-1982), Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
Lord Nicholas Gordon-Lennox (1931–2004), British diplomat
Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox (1865–1922), British Conservative Party politician
Duke of Gordon, created once in the Peerage of Scotland, and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Dukes of Aubigny
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, 5th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny (1791-1860)
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, 1st Duke of Gordon (1818-1903)
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond, 7th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, 2nd Duke of Gordon (1845-1928)
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, 3rd Duke of Gordon (1870-1935)
Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, 4th Duke of Gordon (1904-1989)
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, 5th Duke of Gordon (b. 1929)
Earls and Marquesses of Huntly
Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly
George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly
Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly
George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly
George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly
George Gordon, 1st Marquess and 6th Earl of Huntly
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (1592–1649)
Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly (c. 1626–1653)
George Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly (1649–1716) (1st Duke of Gordon)
George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly (1761–1853)
Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (1792–1863)
Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly (1847–1937)
Douglas Gordon, 12th Marquess of Huntly (1908–1987)
Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly (born 1944)
Earls and Marquesses of Aberdeen
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen (1637–1720)
William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen (1679–1745)
George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen (1722–1801)
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784–1860)
George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen (1816–1864)
George Hamilton-Gordon, 6th Earl of Aberdeen (1841–1870)
John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen (1847–1934), 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1847–1934)
George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1879–1965)
Dudley Gladstone Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1883–1972)
David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1908–1974)
Archibald Victor Dudley Gordon, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1913–1984)
Alastair Ninian John Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1920–2002)
Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (b. 1955)
Earls of Aboyne
Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne (d.1681)
Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne (d.1702)
John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne (d. 1732)
Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne (1728–1795)
George Gordon, 5th Earl of Aboyne (1761–1853) (succeeded as 9th Marquess of Huntly in 1836)
Viscounts of Kenmure
John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure (1599–1634)
John Gordon, 2nd Viscount of Kenmure (d. 1639)
John Gordon, 3rd Viscount of Kenmure (d. 1643)
Robert Gordon, 4th Viscount of Kenmure (d. 1663)
Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount of Kenmure (d. 1698)
William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure (d. 1715) (attainted 1715)
Descent of titles during attainder:
Robert Gordon, 7th Viscount of Kenmure (1714-1741)
John Gordon, 8th Viscount of Kenmure (1713-1769)
William Gordon, 9th Viscount of Kenmure (c. 1748-1772)
John Gordon, 10th Viscount of Kenmure (1750–1840) (restored 1824)
Adam Gordon, 11th Viscount of Kenmure (d. 1847)
Viscount of Melgum
John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Melgum (d. 1630)
Viscount Gordon
Spanish Gordons
Mauricio González-Gordon y Diez (1923–2013), Spanish sherry maker and conservationist, descendent of Scottish Gordons
Allan Gordon, protagonist of The Surpassing Adventures of Allan Gordon by James Hogg
Artemus Gordon, United States Secret Service agent in "The Wild Wild West" TV series
Audrey Gordon, is a host of Australian satirical television cooking show Audrey's Kitchen
James Gordon, commissioner of Gotham City in Batman
Barbara Gordon, first Batgirl, now the information broker known as Oracle
Dr. Bruce Gordon, the original alter-ego of Eclipso
David "Gordo" Gordon in Lizzie McGuire
Flash Gordon, lead character of the Alex Raymond comic strip of the same name, and the movie, television, and comic books based on the comic strip
Sir Frank Gordon character in the 1980s British sitcom Yes Minister
Lawrence Gordon, fictional character in the first of the Saw franchise
Maggie Gordon, character in The Last Starfighter
Melinda Gordon, the title character of Ghost Whisperer
Meredith Gordon, biological mother of Claire Bennet, and Flint Gordon, Meredith's brother, from Heroes
Tony Gordon, fictional character on the television series Coronation Street
Gordon Hawkins, a character in the film Cyberbully
Samuel Gordon, protagonist of the award winning 2001 adventure game The Black Mirror
Adrian Gordon, protagonist of the horror adventure games The Black Mirror 2 and 3
