Scanlon Surname
Approximately 28,670 people bear this surname
Scanlon Surname Definition:
(Irish) the Irish Scannlán (O’Scannláin) = Scannal (v. Scannell) + the diminutive suff. -an.
Scanlon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,612 | 1:21,819 | 2,744 |
| Ireland | 4,135 | 1:1,139 | 228 |
| England | 3,502 | 1:15,910 | 2,320 |
| Australia | 2,340 | 1:11,537 | 1,691 |
| Canada | 746 | 1:49,391 | 6,000 |
| Scotland | 321 | 1:16,679 | 2,043 |
| Wales | 210 | 1:14,736 | 1,610 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Northern Ireland | 149 | 1:12,383 | 1,817 |
| New Zealand | 140 | 1:32,345 | 5,645 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,482 | 1:1,785 | 346 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 625 | 1:39,001 | 4,990 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:77,984 | 4,336 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,266 | 1:15,376 | 1,973 |
Scanlon (50) may also be a first name.
Scanlon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) the Irish Scannlán (O’Scannláin) = Scannal (v. Scannell) + the diminutive suff. -an.
(Irish) Grandson of little Scannal (scandal).
Scanlon Demographics
Average Male Scanlon Height
176.8 cm
Average Female Scanlon Height
162.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Scanlon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scanlon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Scanlon is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scanlon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Scanlon is the 19,178th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 254,187 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Scanlon are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,412,538th most common given name in the world, held by 50 people.
The surname Scanlon is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 16,612 people, or 1 in 21,819. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 13 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 14 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.
Scanlon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Scanlon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Scanlon last name expanded 509 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 167 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 560 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 669 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 618 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Scanlon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States Scanlon are 2.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.29% registered with the political party.
The amount Scanlon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.19% more than the national average, earning R 482,868 per year; in United States they earn 12.95% more than the national average, earning $48,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $53,334 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scanlone | 93 | 2 | / |
| Scanlond | 93 | 2 | / |
| Scannlon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Scanlion | 93 | 0 | / |
| Scanleon | 93 | 0 | / |
| Sceanlon | 93 | 0 | / |
| Schanlon | 93 | 0 | / |
| Sanlon | 92 | 130 | / |
| Canlon | 92 | 81 | / |
| Scanellon | 88 | 0 | / |
| Scanlan | 86 | 15,590 | / |
| Sanleon | 86 | 48 | / |
| Scamlon | 86 | 13 | / |
| Seanlon | 86 | 5 | / |
| Canlion | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sconlon | 86 | 3 | / |
| Scanlun | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sanloon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Scanlom | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cannlon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Skanlon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Scanland | 80 | 565 | / |
| Canellon | 80 | 67 | / |
| Canillon | 80 | 3 | / |
| Skanloon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scsanlan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schonlon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scanllan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schanlan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scanlane | 80 | 0 | / |
| Conlon | 77 | 24,960 | / |
| Canlan | 77 | 213 | / |
| Sanlan | 77 | 12 | / |
| Janlon | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sonlon | 77 | 4 | / |
| Caunillon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanlian | 71 | 39 | / |
| Janlong | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sonloon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Janloon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sanleón | 71 | 2 | / |
| Connlon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seanlan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scamlom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanhlan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janlhon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scomlon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sohnlon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Skamlon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Conlyon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Skanlan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seunlon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Janillon | 67 | 53 | / |
| Canillan | 67 | 43 | / |
| Conellon | 67 | 31 | / |
| Zanleone | 67 | 27 | / |
| Janloung | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jeanleon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sanillan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Janlhong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Skanlund | 67 | 2 | / |
| Canlahan | 67 | 0 | / |
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