Hannon
English
Alternative forms
- Hennon
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinchín (“descendant of Ainchín”), a personal name possibly related to Annach or, alternatively, a variant of ainghein (“unborn”). It could also be a variant form of Hannan or Hanahan.
Proper noun
Hannon (plural Hannons)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hannon is the 3016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11893 individuals. Hannon is most common among White (85.45%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hannon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126.