Cahalan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“son of Cathalán”).

Proper noun

Cahalan (plural Cahalans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cahalan is the 31994^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 721 individuals. Cahalan is most common among White (96.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cahalan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 268.

Anagrams

• Calahan