Scanlan Surname
Approximately 15,590 people bear this surname
Scanlan Surname Definition:
(Irish) the Irish Scannlán (O’Scannláin) = Scannal (v. Scannell) + the diminutive suff. -an.
Scanlan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,700 | 1:47,073 | 5,715 |
| Australia | 2,193 | 1:12,310 | 1,792 |
| England | 2,035 | 1:27,380 | 3,727 |
| Ireland | 1,247 | 1:3,776 | 655 |
| Canada | 878 | 1:41,965 | 5,224 |
| Samoa | 406 | 1:477 | 128 |
| Scotland | 330 | 1:16,224 | 2,000 |
| New Zealand | 322 | 1:14,063 | 2,450 |
| American Samoa | 124 | 1:450 | 18 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Wales | 55 | 1:56,264 | 5,128 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,896 | 1:2,336 | 436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 494 | 1:49,343 | 6,041 |
| Scotland | 180 | 1:20,796 | 2,046 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,470 | 1:20,331 | 2,574 |
Scanlan (29) may also be a first name.
Scanlan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) the Irish Scannlán (O’Scannláin) = Scannal (v. Scannell) + the diminutive suff. -an.
Mac Scannláin. Once prominent in Co.
Louth, now rare. IF 262
Ó Scannláin The main sept of this name is of west Munster. The numerous Scanlans of Co. Clare mostly belong to the Connacht sept. Further north Scanlans are really as a rule Scannells. MIF 262; Map Cork, Fer and Gal; Plate XXV
Ó Scannláin The main sept of this name is of west Munster. The numerous Scanlans of Co. Clare mostly belong to the Connacht sept. Further north Scanlans are really as a rule Scannells. MIF 262; Map Cork, Fer and Gal; Plate XXV
Mac Scannláin. Once prominent in Co.
Louth, now rare. IF 262
(Irish) Grandson of little Scannal (scandal).
The Mac Scanlans were a sept of Louth, from whom the ancient locality of Bally-Mac-Scanlan took its name. The surname was sometimes written O'Scanlan. The first of the family mentioned by D'Alton is Patrick O'Scanlan, who was made Archbishop of Armagh in the year 1261.
Scanlan Demographics
Average Male Scanlan Height
177.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Scanlan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scanlan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Scanlan occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Scanlan.
How Common Is The Last Name Scanlan? popularity and diffusion
Scanlan is the 34,018th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 467,450 people. Scanlan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Scanlan are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Scanlan is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.
The surname Scanlan is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 7,700 people, or 1 in 47,073. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.
Scanlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Scanlan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scanlan surname rose 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 412 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 34 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 917 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scanlan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Scanlan last name are 8.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.1% registered with the political party.
The amount Scanlan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.86% less than the national average, earning R 102,516 per year; in United States they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $48,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $51,743 CAD per year.
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