Nealon

English

Alternative forms

• Neilan, Neylon

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nialláin (“descendant of Niallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Niall.

Proper noun

Nealon (plural Nealons)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nealon is the 13997^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2153 individuals. Nealon is most common among White (89.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nealon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 654.

Anagrams

• lean on