Fallon Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Fallon last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Fallon last name
Meaning of the Fallon last name: descendant of Fallamhan (ruler). The Fallon surname comes from the Gaelic Ó Fallamhain, "descendant of Fallamhan", a personal name meaning "ruler". The best-known family were lords of a district near Athlone in County Roscommon, and the last name is still most common in Roscommon and Galway. O'Fallon is the older spelling. A curious detail: like many Irish families, a lot of Fallons dropped the O' in the 1800s, and some later took it back.
Arms associated with the Fallon name
Irish heraldry often features animals, hands and trees drawn from old stories, and coats of arms associated with the Fallon surname belong to that tradition.
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Fallon name FAQ
What does the Fallon name mean?
Descendant of Fallamhan (ruler). Common variants include O'Fallon, Falloon, Faloon.
Where does the Fallon surname come from?
It originates in Ireland, and is also found in the United States, England and Australia.
Is there a Fallon coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Fallon coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Patrick Woulfe, Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames (1923); MacLysaght, The Surnames of Ireland; The Annals of Ulster (CELT edition, University College Cork).