Fallon Surname

16,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Fallon Surname Definition:

(Celtic), the Irish Fallomhan or Follamhan [cp. Irish follamhan (mh mute), an ornament]

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Fallon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,2391:21,0262,654
England5,2601:10,5931,568
Ireland4,0451:1,164235
Australia2,9331:9,2041,371
Scotland8691:6,161984
Canada7691:47,9145,819
France5081:130,75319,988
Northern Ireland4051:4,556888
Belgium2221:51,7878,470
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
Wales521:59,5105,360
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Israel161:534,85239,210
India151:51,137,692512,385
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Norway121:428,52437,411
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Austria101:851,54467,454
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
China71:195,331,65210,124
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,8581:1,550294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8941:27,2663,715
Scotland2071:18,0831,885
Wales31:522,80514,314
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3541:14,9731,915

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Fallamhan (ruler).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Flemish, Falon; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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".

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Falloon921,744/
Fallone921,322/
Faillon92257/
Falloun9228/
Fallion9224/
Faullon9216/
Fallong929/
Fallonn922/
Fallond921/
Fallyon920/
Falllon920/
Falon912,596/
Faillone8659/
Fallotin8610/
D'Fallon862/
Fallonne861/
Falloone860/
Vallon835,576/
Falone831,502/
Faloon831,053/
Fallan83680/
Follon83643/
Falgon83533/
Faylon83321/
Failon83311/
Faulon83160/
Faloun8368/
Falyon8360/
Falhon8355/
Falion8351/
Faelon8319/
Faslon8316/
Falonk8314/
Falong8312/
Fallom836/
Fahlon836/
Falosn831/
Fatlon831/
Fealon831/
Falonh831/
Falont831/
Fajlon831/
Fgalon831/
Fallun830/
Faucillon80332/
Fausillon8020/
Falohun771,661/
Fajloun77737/
Foullon77329/
Fallang77178/
Falland77175/
Vaillon77161/
Follone77144/
Follong7777/
Vallion7776/
Faislon7759/
Feillon7744/
Falonne7736/
Faulong7729/
Faloone7720/
Fallant7715/
Phallon7713/
Fasloon7710/
Falogne779/
Faylond778/
Fallian777/
Falosin777/
Fahloun776/
Failone774/
Faallan774/
Fallane773/
Follion772/
Valloin771/
Vayllon771/
Faloune771/
Faillan771/
Failoun771/
Foillon771/
Faliuon771/
Failoon771/
Fathlon771/
Falhone771/
Faullan770/
Valloon770/
Faulion770/
Faucillion7581/
Faussillon7529/
Falan73778/
Valon73486/
Felon73254/
Folon7375/
Falun7316/
Falom738/
Falón735/
Falão732/
Falòn731/
Fallahan71109/
Faillant7174/
Foullong7172/
Faullant7133/
Fahllund7125/
Fahloune717/
Falonova716/
Focillon716/
Folloine711/
Fathloon711/
Feillion711/
Vaillion710/
Feullion710/
Feallant710/
Foulon6713,458/
Faslan67769/
Faulan67509/
Vallan67491/
Phalon67355/
Falang67291/
Falhun67288/
Falane67281/
Folong67232/
Vailon67230/
Valion67207/
Felion67189/
Follan67149/
Failan67128/
Falyun67101/
Fatlan6792/
Vollon6791/
Falank6765/
Faland6765/
Vallun6758/
Falung6749/
Falhan6741/
Fahlan6738/
Falgun6732/
Folone6730/
Falian6728/
Faslun6726/
Falyan6720/
Fallam6719/
Falgan6717/
Valoon6717/
Failun6717/
Vaulon6715/
Faleun6714/
Fatlun6713/
Feylon6710/
Faylun677/
Faylan677/
Falant676/
Feilon675/
Fallahand675/
Falionova674/
Fajlun674/
Folion674/
Faelan673/
Falanh673/
Falune673/
Fallum672/
Follom672/
Fossillon672/
Vaelon672/
Pfelon671/
Felyon671/
Falaun671/
Falahn671/
Foloen671/
Vállon671/
Faloum671/
Falaan671/
Foylon671/
Fhalom671/
Fehlon671/
Feloon670/
Feulon670/
Feelon670/
Folont670/
Vealon670/
Fealan670/
Folond670/

Fallon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fallon in the Russian language
Фаллонfallon-
Fallon in the Arabic language
فالونfalwn-

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