# Hanlon (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hanlon/  
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) | 10,278 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,476 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 30,039 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.4% (10,138 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhænlən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Handlin, Handlon |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnluain (“descendant of Anluan”), a personal name composed of the intensive prefix an- + lúan (“light, radiance; warrior”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hanlon 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hanlon in the United States.

## People named Hanlon

- James Hanlon, American actor and director
- Alma Hanlon, American actress (1890-1977)
- Ned Hanlon, American baseball player, coach, manager (1857-1937)

## Similar surnames

Hanlin, Hainline, Hamlin, Heinlein, Henline.

## 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.