# Lennon (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lennon/  
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, notably of John Lennon (1940–1980), one of the Beatles.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,720 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,343 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 28,801 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (10,265 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɛn.ən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Lannan, Lannen, Linnen |

## Etymology

From Irish Ó Leannáin (“descendant of Lover (Leannán)”) and from Ó Lonáin (“descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lennon 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) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lennon in the United States and Japan.

## People named Lennon

- Sean Lennon, American composer and musician, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- Thomas Lennon, American actor and screenwriter (born 1970)
- Brooks Lennon, American soccer player
- Thomas Lennon, American documentary filmmaker
- Alton Lennon, American politician (1906-1986)

## Similar surnames

Lannon, Lenahan, Lenihan, Lehman, Lemon, Limon, Lyman, Lanham, Layman, Lehmann, Lowman, Lemmon.

## 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.