Fallon Surname
Approximately 32,959 people bear this surname
Fallon Surname Definition:
(Celtic), the Irish Fallomhan or Follamhan [cp. Irish follamhan (mh mute), an ornament]
Read More About This SurnameFallon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,239 | 1:21,026 | 2,654 |
| England | 5,260 | 1:10,593 | 1,568 |
| Ireland | 4,045 | 1:1,164 | 235 |
| Australia | 2,933 | 1:9,204 | 1,371 |
| Scotland | 869 | 1:6,161 | 984 |
| Canada | 769 | 1:47,914 | 5,819 |
| France | 508 | 1:130,753 | 19,988 |
| Northern Ireland | 405 | 1:4,556 | 888 |
| Belgium | 222 | 1:51,787 | 8,470 |
| New Zealand | 146 | 1:31,016 | 5,386 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:59,510 | 5,360 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Jamaica | 19 | 1:151,050 | 5,132 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,858 | 1:1,550 | 294 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 894 | 1:27,266 | 3,715 |
| Scotland | 207 | 1:18,083 | 1,885 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,354 | 1:14,973 | 1,915 |
Fallon (6,246) may also be a first name.
Fallon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic), the Irish Fallomhan or Follamhan [cp. Irish follamhan (mh mute), an ornament]
Ó Fallamhain The main sept is that of the Uí Maine. Falloon is peculiar to Cos. Armagh and Down. IF 138. Map Off and Ros
(Irish) Grandson of Fallamhan (ruler).
From the Flemish, Falon; a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
Refers to the clan name Ó Fallamháin or Ó Fallúin. "Fallon" is also an Irish non-gender specific first name and means "leader" or "granddaughter/grandson of a rich king".
- raychikFallon Demographics
Average Male Fallon Height
176.68 cm
Average Female Fallon Height
161.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fallon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fallon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fallon (Arabic: فالون, Russian: Фаллон) is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fallon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,845th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 221,109 people. The last name Fallon is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Fallon reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fallon is also the 83,486th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 6,246 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 17,239 people, or 1 in 21,026. In The United States Fallon is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Ireland, where 12 percent are found.
Fallon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Fallon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fallon surname grew 514 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 588 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 142 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 420 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fallon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Fallon last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Fallon surname are 2.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Fallon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.33% less than the national average, earning 272,250 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.46% more than the national average, earning R 371,808 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.84% less than the national average, earning $17,063,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.47% more than the national average, earning $50,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $50,562 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fallon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fallon in the Russian language | ||
| Фаллон | fallon | - |
| Fallon in the Arabic language | ||
| فالون | falwn | - |
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Footnotes
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