Scanlon

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Scanlan, Scantlin

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scannláin (“descendant of Scannlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of Scannal. Compare Scannell.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈskænlən/

Proper noun

Scanlon (countable and uncountable, plural Scanlons)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Scanlon is the 3101^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11610 individuals. Scanlon is most common among White (95.41%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scanlon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Conlans, Lancons