Hallinan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheanáin (“descendant of Áilgheanán”), a personal name from a diminutive of áilghean (“mild, gentle, soft”).

Proper noun

Hallinan (plural Hallinans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hallinan is the 17874^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1565 individuals. Hallinan is most common among White (92.52%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hallinan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.