Hanlan Surname Guide

There is no single Hanlan family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Family name meaning

Hanlan is a familiar spelling of the Irish name Hanlon. The name is usually explained as “Descendant of Anluan ("great champion")”.

Before spelling was fixed, Hanlon was also written Hanlan. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include O'Hanlon and Handlon. 314 Americans were listed as Hanlan in the 2010 census. It sits within the 100,000 most common last names in the country.

Get the complete Hanlan report, with a museum-style coat of arms.