Scanlon
Appearance
Scanlon is an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic name Ó Scannláin, meaning descendant of Scannlán’.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Arthur Garrett Scanlon (aka Butch Scanlon) (1890–1945), American football coach
- Agnes Scanlon (1923–2018), American politician
- Albert Scanlon (1935–2009), English soccer player
- Angela Scanlon (born 1983), Irish broadcaster
- Bill Scanlon (born 1956), 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 (cyclist) (born 1980), Irish cyclist
- Mark Scanlon (surfer)
- Martin F. Scanlon (1889–1980), United States Air Force general
- Mary Scanlon (born 1947), Scottish politician
- Mary Gay Scanlon (born 1959), American politician
- 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
See also
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.