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    The surname Hanlon

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 10,278 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhænlən/ 2 syllables Soundex H545

    Hanlon: #3,476 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hanlon #3,476, 10,278 people Hanlon: #3,476 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hanlon #3,476, 10,278 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hanlon is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    Hanlon 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 10,278 people named Hanlon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,039 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,138.

    #3,476
    rank among US surnames
    10,278
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #3,239)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,467Ferry10,31229,940
    #3,468Marvin10,31029,946
    #3,469Quinlan10,30229,969
    #3,470Minter10,30129,972
    #3,471Cosby10,30029,975
    #3,472Barksdale10,29429,993
    #3,473Tisdale10,29329,996

    Who is named Hanlon

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

    95% of people named Hanlon identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hanlons

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Hanlon
      American actor and director, born 1966
    • Alma Hanlon
      American actress (1890-1977)
    • Ned Hanlon
      American baseball player, coach, manager (1857-1937)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Handlin
    • Handlon

    Surnames that sound like Hanlon

    Hanlon has the Soundex code H545, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H545.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hanlon come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnluain (“descendant of Anluan”), a personal name composed of the intensive prefix an- + lúan (“light, radiance; warrior”).
    How common is the surname Hanlon?
    10,278 people in the United States had the surname Hanlon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,039 Americans. It ranked 3,476th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hanlon?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hanlon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Hanlon?
    James Hanlon, American actor and director, followed by Alma Hanlon.
    Where is the surname Hanlon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hanlon in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Hanlon?
    Hanlon is /ˈhænlən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Hanlon?
    Hanlon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hanlon getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,138 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,278 in 2010, up 1.4%.
    What are other spellings of Hanlon?
    Handlin and Handlon.