How common is the surname Gannon?

14,981 people in the United States had the surname Gannon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,609 Americans. It ranked 2,418th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gannon?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gannon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gannon?

Sharon Gannon, American yoga teacher.

Where is the surname Gannon most common?

Wikidata records people named Gannon in the United States.

Is the surname Gannon getting more or less common?

More common. 14,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,981 in 2010, up 2.9%.

Is Gannon also a first name?

Yes. Gannon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Gannon

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 14,981 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G550 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gannon is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Derived from Irish Mag Fhionnáin "son of Finan".

Gannon is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,981 people named Gannon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,609 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,565.

#2,418

rank among US surnames

14,981

people in 2010

5.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,286)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,409	Banda	15,055	20,508
#2,411	Mattingly	15,050	20,515
#2,412	Beckman	15,045	20,521
#2,414	Ruth	15,012	20,567
#2,415	Starkey	15,004	20,578
#2,416	Lind	14,990	20,597
#2,417	Waggoner	14,983	20,606

Who is named Gannon

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Gannon identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gannons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sharon Gannon
American yoga teacher, born 1951

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gannon

Gannon has the Soundex code G550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G550.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gannon come from?: Derived from Irish Mag Fhionnáin "son of Finan".
How common is the surname Gannon?: 14,981 people in the United States had the surname Gannon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,609 Americans. It ranked 2,418th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gannon?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Gannon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gannon?: Sharon Gannon, American yoga teacher.
Where is the surname Gannon most common?: Wikidata records people named Gannon in the United States.
What type of surname is Gannon?: Gannon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Gannon getting more or less common?: More common. 14,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,981 in 2010, up 2.9%.
Is Gannon also a first name?: Yes. Gannon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.