Fallon
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See also: fall on
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fallamhain (“descendant of Fallamhan”), a personal name related to follúnaitheoir (“ruler, governor”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fallon (countable and uncountable, plural Fallons)
- A surname from Irish.
- A placename from the surname:
- An unincorporated community in Marin County, California, United States.
- A census-designated place in Prairie County, Montana, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Churchill County, Nevada, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Morton County, North Dakota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fallon is the 2994th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11974 individuals. Fallon is most common among White (93.11%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fallon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 548.