Scanlan Surname

34,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Scanlan Surname Definition:

(Irish) the Irish Scannlán (O’Scannláin) = Scannal (v. Scannell) + the diminutive suff. -an.

Scanlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7001:47,0735,715
Australia2,1931:12,3101,792
England2,0351:27,3803,727
Ireland1,2471:3,776655
Canada8781:41,9655,224
Samoa4061:477128
Scotland3301:16,2242,000
New Zealand3221:14,0632,450
American Samoa1241:45018
Thailand701:1,009,119153,242
Wales551:56,2645,128
France351:1,897,792163,564
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,8961:2,336436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4941:49,3436,041
Scotland1801:20,7962,046
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4701:20,3312,574

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Scannláin. Once prominent in Co.

Louth, now rare. IF 262

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Scannláin. Once prominent in Co.

Louth, now rare. IF 262

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of little Scannal (scandal).

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Scanlan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scanlan is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scanlan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scanlan is the 34,018th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 467,450 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 7,700 people, or 1 in 47,073. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Scanlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scanlan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 412 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 34 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 917 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scanlan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Scanlan surname is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Scanlan last name are 8.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.1% being registered with the 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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