Mahon

See also: mahon, mahón, mahoń, and Mahón

English

Etymology 1

Variant of Mahoney.

Proper noun

Mahon (countable and uncountable, plural Mahons)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A place name:
   1. An eastern suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland, named after Lough Mahon (Irish grid ref W 7271).
   2. A river in County Waterford, Ireland, that flows into the Celtic Sea.
   3. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mahon is the 3749^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9441 individuals. Mahon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.79%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Mahon

1. Alternative form of Mahón

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mahon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 492.

Anagrams

• Homan, Mohan, hamon, man ho, oh man

Middle English

Noun

Mahon

1. Alternative form of Mahown