Scanlon

A surname from Irish.

Proper noun

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.

Origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scannláin (“descendant of Scannlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of Scannal. Compare Scannell.

Forms

Scanlons Scanlan Scantlin