Scanlon is an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic name Ó Scannláin, meaning "descendant of Scannlán", [1] and is a variant of the name Ó Scannail derived from the Irish word scannal, originally meaning quarrel, contention, fight, and later, scandal.[2]
There are three quite distinct septs or clans, the first and primary sept being the Ó Scannail (Scannell) (originally Scannal), who belong to West Munster and specifically the Counties of Kerry, Cork, and Limerick. The other two septs derived from Ó Scannail, and their descendants are now known as Scanlan and Scanlon. One sept is O'Scannlain of Munster and the other is McScannlain of Oriel, County Louth, neither of which has retained the prefix 0 or Mc in modern times. The latter are perpetuated in the placename Ballymacscanlon near Dundalk. The widespread distribution of these names is indicated by the fact that there are six Ballyscanlans in Ireland as well as a Scanlansland and a Scanlan's Island. Two of these are in County Clare and one in Mayo, which lends colour to the statement that there was also a North Connacht Sept of O'Scanlan. [3]
Notable people with the name include:
Agnes Scanlon (1923–2018), American politician
Albert Scanlon (1935–2009), English soccer player
Angela Scanlon (born 1983), Irish broadcaster
Arthur Garrett Scanlon (aka Butch Scanlon) (1890–1945), American football coach
Bill Scanlon (1956–2021), American tennis player
Bridget Scanlon (born 1959), Irish-American hydrogeologist
Craig Scanlon (born 1960), British musician
Dan Scanlon (born 1976), American animator, writer and storyboard artist
Denis Scanlon (born 1954), Australian rules footballer
Dewey Scanlon (1899–1944), American football coach
Eamon Scanlon (born 1954), Irish politician
Edward Scanlon (1890–fl.1914), English footballer
Eugene Scanlon (1924–1994), American politician
Eugene Scanlon Jr., American judge
Hugh Scanlon (1913–2004), Australian-born British trade unionist
Ian Scanlon (born 1952), Scottish soccer player
Jack Scanlon (born 1998), British actor
Jack Scanlon (footballer) (1911–1972), Australian rules footballer
James Scanlon (born 1948), Australian equestrian
Joseph Scanlon (1924–1970), American politician
Joseph A. Scanlon (1901–1957), American politician
Larimar Fiallo Scanlón (born 1983), Dominican beauty contestant
Leo Scanlon, American amateur astronomer for whom 8131 Scanlon is named
Mark Scanlon (disambiguation), multiple people
Martin F. Scanlon (1889–1980), United States Air Force general
Mary Scanlon (disambiguation), multiple people
Michael Scanlon, American lobbyist
Michael Scanlon (baseball) (1843–1929), Irish-born American baseball manager
Michael Scanlon (poet) (1833–1917), Irish poet and statistician
Pat Scanlon (outfielder) (1861–1913), American baseball player
Pat Scanlon (third baseman) (born 1952), American baseball player
Pauline Scanlon, Irish singer
Peter Scanlon (disambiguation), multiple people
Phil Scanlon (born 1976), British musician
Rich Scanlon (born 1980), American football player
Séamus Scanlon (born 1981), Irish Gaelic footballer
T. M. Scanlon (born 1940), American philosophy professor
Terry Scanlon (1913–1996), Australian comedian and pantomime artist
Thomas E. Scanlon (1896–1955), American politician
Walter J. Scanlon, alias of Walter Van Brunt (1892–1971), American singer
^Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
^eDIL - Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language "scannal" https://dil.ie/36316
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