Hanlon
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnluain (“descendant of Anluan”), a personal name composed of the intensive prefix an- + lúan (“light, radiance; warrior”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Hanlon (plural Hanlons)
- A surname from Irish.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hanlon is the 3476th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10278 individuals. Hanlon is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hanlon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125.