Scanlon Surname

19,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Scanlon Surname Definition:

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

Scanlon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,6121:21,8192,744
Ireland4,1351:1,139228
England3,5021:15,9102,320
Australia2,3401:11,5371,691
Canada7461:49,3916,000
Scotland3211:16,6792,043
Wales2101:14,7361,610
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Northern Ireland1491:12,3831,817
New Zealand1401:32,3455,645
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
France361:1,845,076161,051
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
India121:63,922,115578,870
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,4821:1,785346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6251:39,0014,990
Scotland481:77,9844,336
Wales341:46,1302,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2661:15,3761,973

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of little Scannal (scandal).

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scanlone932/
Scanlond932/
Scannlon931/
Scanlion930/
Scanleon930/
Sceanlon930/
Schanlon930/
Sanlon92130/
Canlon9281/
Scanellon880/
Scanlan8615,590/
Sanleon8648/
Scamlon8613/
Seanlon865/
Canlion864/
Sconlon863/
Scanlun862/
Sanloon862/
Scanlom862/
Cannlon860/
Skanlon860/
Scanland80565/
Canellon8067/
Canillon803/
Skanloon801/
Scsanlan800/
Schonlon800/
Scanllan800/
Schanlan800/
Scanlane800/
Conlon7724,960/
Canlan77213/
Sanlan7712/
Janlon776/
Sonlon774/
Caunillon751/
Sanlian7139/
Janlong7120/
Sonloon714/
Janloon712/
Sanleón712/
Connlon711/
Seanlan711/
Scamlom711/
Sanhlan711/
Janlhon711/
Scomlon710/
Sohnlon710/
Skamlon710/
Conlyon710/
Skanlan710/
Seunlon710/
Janillon6753/
Canillan6743/
Conellon6731/
Zanleone6727/
Janloung6715/
Jeanleon676/
Sanillan674/
Janlhong674/
Skanlund672/
Canlahan670/

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