Bacon (name)

Bacon is an English surname originally from Normandy and England. In early sources, it also appears as "Bachun" and "Bacun".

Etymology[edit]

Its etymology is uncertain, with Charnock favoring a derivation from a diminutive of Germanic bach ("little stream, creek")^[1]^[2] and others from an eponymous seigniory in Normandy or from a corruption of Beacon.^[1] It is sometimes folk etymologized from bacon.^[3]

People[edit]

Albion Fellows Bacon (1865–1933), American reformer and writer
Alice Bacon (disambiguation)
- Alice Martha Bacon (1909–1993), English politician and baroness
Amanda Chantal Bacon, American entrepreneur
Anne Bacon (c. 1528–1610), English scholar, translator, and lady of the British court
Anthony Bacon (disambiguation)
- Anthony Bacon (1796–1864), British cavalry officer during the Napoleonic wars
- Anthony Bacon (1718–1786), English-born merchant and industrialist
Antoinette Frissell Bacon (1907–1988), American photographer; better known as Toni Frissell
Arthur Bacon (1905–1942), English footballer
Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839–1914), American politician
Benjamin Wisner Bacon (1860–1932), American theologian
Benoit-Antoine Bacon, Canadian neuropsychologist
Brady Bacon (b. 1990), American race car driver
Butts Bacon (1580–1661), English politician; one of the Bacon baronets
Cecil Walter Bacon (1905–1992), British artist and illustrator
Charles Bacon (disambiguation)
- Charles Bacon (1821–1886), English sculptor
Charlotte Bacon (disambiguation)
- Charlotte Bacon (1801–1880), English aristocrat
Christopher Bacon (disambiguation)
- Christopher Gerald Bacon (b. 1969), Australian Olympic judoka and boxer
Christylez Bacon (b. 1986), American hip-hop musician
Clara Latimer Bacon (1866–1948), American mathematician
Clarence George "Clarrie" Bacon (1889–1954), English footballer; better known as Clarrie Bacon
Cyril Bacon (1919–2001), English footballer
Cyrus Bacon (c. 1796–1873), American politician
C. Everett "Ev" Bacon (1890–1989), American football player from Wesleyan University, in College Football Hall of Fame
C. Shannon Bacon (b. 1971 or 1972), American judge
Daisy Sarah Bacon (1898–1986), American magazine editor
Daniel Bacon (disambiguation)
- Daniel Stanton Bacon (1798–1866), American politician and judge
David Bacon (disambiguation)
- David Bacon (1771–1817), American missionary and explorer
- David Bacon (b. 1948), American photojournalist
- David F. Bacon (b. 1963), American computer programer
Delia Bacon (1811–1859), American Anti-Stratfordian
Dick Bacon (1932–2000), nudist from Wisconsin
Dolores Bacon (1870–1934), American novelist
Donald Bacon (disambiguation)
- Donald Frederick Bacon (1926–2020), New Zealand microbiologist
- Donald John Bacon (b. 1935), American baseball player and manager
- Donald John Bacon (b. 1963), American politician
Dorothy Bacon, American lawn and indoor bowls player
Dorothy Carolin Bacon (1902–1998), American economist
Dwayne Bacon (b. 1995), American basketball player
Edgar Bacon (disambiguation)
- Edgar Hugh Bacon (1887–1963), British wrestler
Edmund Bacon (disambiguation)
- Edmund Bacon (1785–1866), American business manager and overseer for Thomas Jefferson
- Edmund Bacon (1910–2005), American urban planner
- Edmund Castell Bacon (1903–1982), knighted British landowner and businessman; one of the Bacon baronets
Edward Bacon (disambiguation)
- Edward Denny Bacon (1860–1938), knighted British philatelist and curator (1913–1938) of the Royal Philatelic Collection
- Edward Woolsey Bacon (1843–1887), American Congregational preacher and writer
Edwin Munroe Bacon (1844–1916), American writer and editor
Elijah William Bacon (c. 1836–1864), Union Army Medal of Honor recipient
Elizabeth Bacon (disambiguation)
- Elizabeth Bacon (c. 1541–1621), English aristocrat
- Elizabeth Daken Bacon (1844–1917), American suffragist and educator
Emily Bacon (1891–1972), American pediatrician
Ephraim Bacon (c. 1780–1826), American church minister
Ernest Aubrey Bacon (1893–1966), British wrestler and civil servant
Ernest Frederick Bacon (1896–1972), English footballer
Ernst Lecher Bacon (1898–1990), American composer and pianis
Eugen Bacon, Tanzanian-Australian computer scientist and author of speculative fiction
Eugenia Jones Bacon (1840–1920), American writer
Eugenia McKenzie Bacon (1853–1933), American suffragist and public library advocate
Eva Bacon (1909–1994), Australian socialist, feminist, and pacifist
Evan Bacon (b. 1997), American LEGO-artist and software developer
Evelyn Louise Bacon (b. 1949), Canadian politician
Ezekiel Bacon (1776–1870), American politician
Faith Bacon (1910 –1956), American dancer and actress
Francis Bacon (disambiguation)
- Francis Bacon (1561–1626), knighted and ennobled English lawyer, philosopher, statesman, and author
- Francis Bacon (1909–1992), Anglo-Irish painter
- Francis Thomas Bacon (1904–1992), British engineer
Frank Bacon (disambiguation)
- Frank Bacon (1864–1922), American actor and playwright
- Frank Leander Bacon (1841–1917), American politician
Frederick Bacon (disambiguation)
- Frederick E. Bacon (d. 1954) British runner
- Frederick James Bacon (1871–1948) American banjoist and banjo manufacturer
- Frederick Stanley Bacon (1877–1861) American Football coach
Gareth Andrew Bacon (b. 1972), British Conservative politician
Gaspar Griswold Bacon Sr. (1886–1947), American politician
George Bacon (disambiguation)
- George Blagden Bacon (1836–1876), American Congregational preacher and writer
- George Washington Bacon (1830–1922), American cartographer and publisher
Georgeanna Muirson Woolsey Bacon (1833–1906), American author and nurse; better known as Georgeanna Woolsey
Gertrude Bacon (1874–1949), British writer, aeronaut and botanist
Guy Bacon (1936–2018), Canadian politician
Helen Hazard Bacon (1919–2007), American classical philologist
Henry Bacon (disambiguation)
- Henry Bacon (1839–1912), American painter
- Henry Bacon (1866–1924), American architect
Irving Bacon (1893–1965), American character actor
James Bacon (disambiguation)
- James Bacon (1798–1895), British judge
- James Alexander Bacon (1950–2004), Premier of Tasmania, Australia
- James Arthur Bacon (1896–1968), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
Jamie, Jonathan, and Jarrod Bacon, Canadian gangsters
Janet Ruth Bacon (1891–1965), British educator
Jaylen Bacon (b. 1996), American sprinter
Jean Bacon (b. 1942), British computer scientist
Jennifer Bacon, American attorney, educator, and politician
Jeremiah S. Bacon (1858–1939), American politician
Joanna Bacon (b. 1962), British architect
John Bacon (disambiguation)
- John Bacon (c. 1290–1347), English Carmelite friar and philosopher better known as John Baconthorpe
- John Bacon (1728–1820), United States Representative from Massachusetts
- John Bacon Sr. (1740–1799), British sculptor
- John Bacon Jr. (1777–1859), British sculptor
- John Edmund Bacon (1830–1897), American lawyer, politician, diplomat, and judge
- John Henry Frederick Bacon (1865–1914), British painter and illustrator
- John Mackenzie Bacon (1846–1904), English astronomer, aeronaut, and lecturer
- John Mosby Bacon (1844–1913), United States Army general
Jonathan Edward James Bacon (b. 1979), software engineer and Ubuntu Community Manager; better known as Jono Bacon
Joséphine Bacon (b. 1947), Innu poet
Josephine Daskam Bacon (1876–1961), American writer
Jules S. Bacon (1917–2007), American bodybuilder
Kelyn Meher Bacon (b. 1973), knighted British judge; also known as Kelyn Meher Bacon Darwin
Kenneth Bacon (disambiguation)
- Kenneth Hogate Bacon (1944–2009), American journalist
- Kenneth John Bacon (b. 1944), Australian politician
Katherine Bacon (1896–1982), English classical pianist
Kevin Bacon (disambiguation)
- Kevin Norwood Bacon (b. 1958), American film actor
Lander McCoy Bacon (1942–2008), American football defensive lineman; better known as Coy Bacon
Lee Bacon (b. 1979), American children's author
Leonard Bacon (disambiguation)
- Leonard Bacon (1802–1881), American Congregational preacher and writer
- Leonard Bacon (1887–1954), American poet, translator, and literary critic
Lindo Bacon, American nutritionist
Lise Bacon (b. 1934), Canadian politician
Liz Bacon (b. 1963), Canadian professor of computer science
Lloyd Francis Bacon (1889–1955), American actor
Lori Bacon (b. 1959), Canadian entrepreneur
Louis Bacon (1904–1967), American jazz musician
Louis Moore Bacon (b. 1956), American hedge fund manager and billionaire
Louisa Mary Bacon (1800–1885), British musician and writer; better known as Louisa Barwell
Lucy Angeline Bacon (1857–1932), American artist
Mabel Marks Bacon (1876 –1966), American hotelier
Mae Bacon (1897–1981), British actress
Mark Reeves Bacon (1852–1941), American politician
Margaret Bacon (disambiguation)
- Margaret Frances Bacon (1895–1987), American artist and author; better known as Peggy Bacon
Margaretha "Greta" Bacon (1903–1977), American singer; better known as Greta Keller
Maria "Madi" Helena Bacon (1906–2001), American musician, choral conductor, educator, and athlete; better known as Madi Bacon
Marjorie May Bacon (1902–1988), English printmaker and painter
Mary Bacon (1948–1991), American thoroughbred jockey and model
Mathew Bacon (c. 1700 – c. 1775), British legal writer
Matthew Boyce Bacon (b. 1993), New Zealand cricketer
Maurice Bacon (b. 1952), English drummer and producer
Max Bacon (disambiguation)
- Max Bacon, British rock singer for Nightwing and GTR
- Max E. Bacon (b. 1941), Missouri jurist and legislator
Michael Bacon (disambiguation)
- Michael Bacon (b. 1949), American musician
Montagu Bacon (1688–1749), English scholar and critic
Nathaniel Bacon (disambiguation)
- Nathaniel Bacon (d. 1622), English lawyer and politician
- Nathaniel Bacon (1585–1627), knighted English painter, landowner and horticulturist
- Nathaniel Bacon (1593–1660), English politician
- Nathaniel Bacon (1647–1676), Virginia colonist and instigator of Bacon's Rebellion
Nicholas Bacon (disambiguation)
- Nicholas Bacon (1510–1579), English politician during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
- Nicholas Bacon (c. 1540–1624), English politician and the first man created a baronet; first of the Bacon baronets
- Nicholas Bacon (c. 1622–1687) English politician
- Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon (b. 1953), British baronet, lawyer, and Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II; one of the Bacon baronets
Nicky Daniel Bacon (1945–2010), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient; better known as Nick Bacon
Orrin Bacon (1821–1893), American politician
Paul Bacon (disambiguation)
- Paul Bacon (1907–1999), French politician
Percy Charles Haydon Bacon, British stained-glass artist and sculptor
Peter Child Bacon (1804–1886), American lawyer
Phanuel Bacon (1700–1783), English playwright, poet, and author
Philemon Bacon (d. 1666), captain in the Royal Navy
Philip John Bacon (b. 1947), Australian art dealer and philanthropist
Phoebe Bacon (b. 2002), American swimmer
Randall Bacon, American actor and former football player
Ranulph Robert Maunsell Bacon (1906–1988), British police officer
Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon (1863–1952), Royal Navy admiral
Richard Bacon (disambiguation)
- Richard Michael Bacon (b. 1962), British politician
- Richard Paul Bacon (b. 1975), English television and radio presenter
Rick Bacon (b. 1955), Canadian volleyball player
Robert Bacon (disambiguation)
- Robert Bacon (d. 1248), English Dominican writer
- Robert Bacon (1860–1919), American diplomat
- Robert Low Bacon (1884–1938), American politician
Roger Bacon (disambiguation)
- Roger Bacon (1214–1295), Franciscan friar, English philosopher
Romain Bacon (b. 1990), French cyclist
Ronald Bacon (b. 1946), American respiratory therapist and politician
Ronald Alfred Sydney Bacon (b. 1935), English footballer
Ruth Elizabeth Bacon (1908–1985), American foreign service officer
Samuel Bacon (1781–1820), American lawyer, newspaper editor, and colonist
Sarah Bacon (b. 1996), American diver
Scott Bacon (b. 1977), Australian politician, son of Jim Bacon
Selden Daskam Bacon (1909–1992), Yale professor of sociology and alcoholism researcher
Sosie Ruth Bacon (b. 1992), American film actress
Stanley Vivian Bacon (1885–1952), British wrestler
Steevi Bacon, musician from London
Sylvia A. Bacon (1931–2023), judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Thomas Bacon (disambiguation)
- Thomas Bacon (d. 1559), English academic
- Thomas Bacon (1711/1712–1768), Anglican clergyman
- Thomas Rutherford Bacon (1850–1913), American Congregational preacher, writer, professor of history
Timothy Alan Bacon (1964–2016), British actor and restaurateur
Tony Bacon, American table football player
Venancio "Anciong" Bacon, inventor of Balintawak Eskrima
Virginia Cleaver Bacon (1883–1930), Oregon State Librarian
Virginia Purdy Bacon (1853–1919), American heiress and art dealer
Waine Bacon (b. 1979), American football player
Waller Bacon (c. 1669–1734), British lawyer and Whig politician
Walter Bacon (disambiguation), several people
Wendy Bacon (b. 1946), Australian academic, investigative journalist, and political activist
William Johnson Bacon (1803–1889), American politician and judge
William Thompson Bacon (1812–1881), American minister, editor, and author
Winchel Dailey Bacon (1816–1894), American politician
W. Meredith Bacon, American political scientist and LGBT rights activist
Yehuda Bacon (b. 1929), Israeli artist and Holocaust survivor

Other people with the name "Bacon"[edit]

Albert Bacon Fall (1861–1944), American politician
Anne Bacon Drury (1572–1624), English literary patron
Bacon Rind (c. 1860–1932), Osage politician
Camille Bacon-Smith, American scholar and novelist
Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842–1933), American journalist and memoirist
Florence Hannah Bacon Marsh (1881–1948), British botanist
George Bacon Wood (1797–1879), American physician
Harriet Bacon MacDonald (1865–191935), American musician
John Bacon McDonald (1859–1927), United States Army general
John Bacon Sawrey Morritt (c. 1772–1843), British politician
Joseph Bacon Fraser Sr. (1895–1971), United States Army general
Joseph Bacon Fraser Jr. (1926–2014), American architect
June Bacon-Bercey (1928–2019), American meteorologist
Linus Bacon Comins (1817–1892), American politician
Matthew Bacon Sellers Jr. (1869–1932), American inventor and scientist
Peter Bacon Hales (1950–2014), American historian, professor, musician, and photographer
Samuel Bacon Hillocks (1869–1937), Canadian politician, minister, and inventor
Sarah Bacon Tunnicliff (1872–1957), American clubwoman
Sydney Bacon Palmer (1890–1954), British clubman
Thomas Bacon Fugate (1899–1980), American politician
Tilman Bacon Parks (1872–1950), American lawyer and politician
Wilbur Bacon Camp (1860–1918), American architect
Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (1865–1938), American naval officer and sixth Governor of the District of Alaska
William Bacon Oliver (1867–1948), American politician
William Bacon Stevens (1815–1887), American bishop
William Bacon Wright (1830–1895), Confederate politician

Fictional characters[edit]

Abra Bacon, character in John Steinbeck's East of Eden
Don Bacon, the main antagonist of the mobile game Angry Birds Evolution
Sam Bacon, character in Grange Hill

Further lists[edit]

Ed Bacon (disambiguation)
General Bacon
Justice Bacon (disambiguation)
Senator Bacon
Bacon baronets, a position in the English peerage held by several Bacons

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

^ ^a ^b Charnock (1868).
^ Cognate with Old Norse bekkr which gave its name to Bec Abbey in Normandy.
^ "Bacon", Internet Surname Database.

Bibliography[edit]

Charnock, Richard Stephen (1868), "Bacon", Ludus Patronymicus; or, The Etymology of Curious Surnames, London: Trübner & Co., p. 4.

[FOOTNOTECharnock1868-1] Charnock (1868).

[2] Cognate with Old Norse bekkr which gave its name to Bec Abbey in Normandy.

[3] "Bacon", Internet Surname Database.

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