# Hallinan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hallinan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,565 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,874 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 197,281 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.4% (1,457 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheanáin (“descendant of Áilgheanán”), a personal name from a diminutive of áilghean (“mild, gentle, soft”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hallinan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hallinan in the United Kingdom.

## People named Hallinan

- Olivia Hallinan, British actress

## Similar surnames

Hallman, Holman, Hillman, Heilman, Holloman, Hileman, Holliman, Hellman, Holleman, Holeman, Helman, Hollman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.