Hanlon

English

Alternative forms

• 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”).

Proper noun

Hanlon (plural Hanlons)

1. A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• Hanlon's razor

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hanlon is the 3476^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10278 individuals. Hanlon is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hanlon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125.