O'Hanlon Surname

52,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

O'Hanlon Surname Definition:

Ó hAnnluain One of the most important of the septs of Ulster. IF 171; MIF 261; Map Arm

O'Hanlon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,2711:1,440292
England2,3011:24,2153,347
Northern Ireland1,3181:1,400297
United States9271:391,00234,347
Australia8561:31,5374,196
Scotland3901:13,7281,773
New Zealand1891:23,9594,190
Canada1841:200,24819,574
Wales1081:28,6532,938
Isle of Man361:2,384463
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Singapore211:262,27211,611
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
France61:11,070,454349,096
Finland61:916,11741,832
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Anguilla11:13,436792
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1681:3,793676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
Scotland321:116,9765,458
Wales61:261,4039,165
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

O'Hanlon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hAnnluain One of the most important of the septs of Ulster. IF 171; MIF 261; Map Arm

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Celtic) [the Irish O'h-Anluain = Descendant of Anluan, i.e. Noble Warrior [v. O’-, and -f the intervocalic insertion h + aon, one, also noble, good, and the genit. of luan, a warrior, hero]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This family were "Tanists of a large territory within the present county of Armagh, and up to the time of James I. enjoyed the honour and office of hereditary Standard-Bearer of Ulster-a privilege which Sir William Russell, when Lord Deputy, with due policy recognized; as marching against O'Neill and the northern insurgents, he committed the royal standard (which the O'Mulloy had carried through the Pale) to Hugh O'Hanlon, who had theretofore submitted to the English government." D'Alton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'Hanlon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Hanlon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Hanlon is more commonly found in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Hanlon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 52,919th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 754,170 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of O'Hanlon reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is held by 3,271 people, or 1 in 1,440. In Ireland it is most common in: Leinster, where 58 percent reside, Ulster, where 45 percent reside and Munster, where 26 percent reside. Apart from Ireland this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

O'Hanlon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Hanlon has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name expanded 280 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,918 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,219 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Hanlon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

The amount O'Hanlon earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 65.8% more than the national average, earning $71,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $52,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Hanlong941/
O'Hanlond941/
Ohanlon932,759/
O'Anlon931/
O'Hanlan8837/
O'Hanlom881/
O'Hamlon881/
Ohanlan8067/
Ohamlon805/
Ohanlom801/
Ochanleoun781/
Ohanluin751/
Ouanloun751/
Ohamlom675/
Ouanlan672/
Ahonlon671/
Houanlan631/
O'Honlan630/
Oanlam571/
Ouanlam53121/
Ouanlum5340/
Ohamlan532/
Auanlom531/
Oaunlum531/
Auanlung504/
Ajanlian501/
Aoonloom501/

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