Fallon

See also: fall on

English

Alternative forms

• Falin, O'Fallon

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fallamhain (“descendant of Fallamhan”), a personal name related to follúnaitheoir (“ruler, governor”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfælən/
• Rhymes: -ælən

Proper noun

Fallon (countable and uncountable, plural Fallons)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A placename from the surname:
   1. An unincorporated community in Marin County, California, United States.
   2. A census-designated place in Prairie County, Montana, United States.
   3. A city, the county seat of Churchill County, Nevada, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Morton County, North Dakota, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States.

Derived terms

• Fallon County
• Fallon Station

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fallon is the 2994^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 548.

Anagrams

• lolfan, onfall