Vernon.

About Vernon

Vernon is an English masculine given name, a transferred use of the French and English surname meaning “from the place of the alder trees.” Many English boys were likely named in honor of British Navy Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757). The name has been in regular use throughout the Anglosphere since 1700. The name was most popular in the United States in the early 20th century, when magician and ballroom dancer Vernon Castle was at the height of his fame. The name Vernon peaked in popularity for American boys at No. 65 on the American popularity chart in 1919, the year Irene Castle published a memoir of her husband. Vernon Castle died in a plane crash in 1918. The name has been particularly popular for Black men in the United States.