Lennon Surname

15,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lennon Surname Definition:

Contraction of MacLennan, q.v.

Lennon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,7591:24,5593,093
England5,3261:10,4621,550
Ireland4,6741:1,007189
Australia3,6571:7,3821,089
Northern Ireland1,7471:1,056207
Scotland1,4651:3,654645
Canada9841:37,4454,744
Jamaica6781:4,233580
France6151:108,00416,043
New Zealand3901:11,6112,017
South Africa3751:144,47416,511
Wales1881:16,4601,780
Russia1651:873,47370,025
Argentina1421:301,01024,024
Brazil1391:1,540,10351,247
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Chile571:309,0618,852
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Spain481:974,00136,812
Japan471:2,720,09131,925
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Nicaragua221:273,6862,870
Saint Kitts and Nevis201:2,760392
China191:71,964,2933,948
Panama171:230,1336,157
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines131:8,666751
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Belize101:35,5472,218
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
India81:95,883,173728,828
Mauritius81:161,6778,227
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,7961:1,167225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7281:33,4834,411
Scotland3181:11,7711,436
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Wales31:522,80514,314
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3811:21,0912,654

Lennon (6,012) may also be a first name.

Lennon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contraction of MacLennan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Leannáin This is the name of several distinct septs located respectively in Cos. Cork, Fermanagh and Galway. It is also used as a synonym of Linneen (Ó Luinín) another Fermanagh sept. Further confusion arises from the fact that these have been widely changed to the English name Leonard, q.v. IF 209; MIF 158

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Leannáin This is the name of several distinct septs located respectively in Cos. Cork, Fermanagh and Galway. It is also used as a synonym of Linneen (Ó Luinín) another Fermanagh sept. Further confusion arises from the fact that these have been widely changed to the English name Leonard, q.v. IF 209; MIF 158

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Finnan’s Servant” in Gaelic (Gill-Fhinnein). See also Maclennan.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Irish) Grandson of Lennane (small coat).

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

(Gaelic.) Leannon, a lover, a sweetheart.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lennon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lennon Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lennon (Arabic: لينون, Russian: Леннон) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lennon? popularity and diffusion

Lennon is the 15,361st most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 200,847 people. Lennon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Lennon live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lennon is also the 85,559th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 6,012 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 14,759 people, or 1 in 24,559. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 15 percent reside, North Carolina, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 113 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Ireland, where 13 percent reside.

Lennon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lennon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lennon surname expanded 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 732 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 123 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 461 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 6,267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lennon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lennon last name is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland and Orthodox (64%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lennon last name are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lennon earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.99% more than the national average, earning R 342,180 per year; in United States they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $46,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.12% more than the national average, earning $55,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lennone921/
Leennon921/
Lennond920/
D'Lennon861/
Lennan83727/
Linnon8379/
Lennom839/
Lynnon834/
Lemnon834/
Lennonova804/
Lennane77342/
Lynnong77137/
Glinnon7716/
Linnong7713/
Lennung7710/
Lennang779/
Lennand771/
Lingnon771/
Lennant770/
Liennan770/
Lnong732/
Lgnon731/
Hlnon731/
Lennahan7118/
Lennhamn714/
Lnnocent712/
Hlingnon712/
Lengnung711/
Lehennan711/
Lennhane711/
Lehenoun711/
Gliennan710/
Linnan67426/
Glinon67118/
Linnom6796/
Lennam679/
Lønnan675/
Lynnan675/
Linnun671/

Lennon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lennon in the Russian language
Леннонlennon-
Lennon in the Arabic language
لينونlynwn-

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