Donlon

English

Alternative forms

• Donlan, Donlin, Donnellon

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnalláin (“descendant of Domhnallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Domhnall.

Proper noun

Donlon (plural Donlons)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Donlon is the 12009^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2600 individuals. Donlon is most common among White (93.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Donlon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 479.

Anagrams

• London, nonold