Mahon
English
Etymology 1
Variant of Mahoney.
Proper noun
Mahon (countable and uncountable, plural Mahons)
- A surname from Irish.
- A place name:
- An eastern suburb of Cork, County Cork, Ireland, named after Lough Mahon (Irish grid ref W 7271).
- A river in County Waterford, Ireland, that flows into the Celtic Sea.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mahon is the 3749th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9441 individuals. Mahon is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.79%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Mahon
- Alternative form of Mahón.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mahon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 492.
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
Mahon
- alternative form of Mahown