Bohannon
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Bohanan, Bohannan, Bohanon
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhachanáin (“descendant of Buadhachanán”), a double diminutive of buadhach (“victorious”).
Proper noun
Bohannon (countable and uncountable, plural Bohannons)
- A surname from Irish.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Mathews County, Virginia, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bohannon is the 3677th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9663 individuals. Bohannon is most common among White (80.59%) and Black/African American (14.25%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bohannon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 184.