Etymology

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Irish Ó Scannláin
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Scannláin“descendant of Scannlán”
  2. English todayScanlon

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scannláin (“descendant of Scannlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of Scannal. Compare Scannell.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.