Where Does the Mahon Surname Come From?

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Meaning of the name

Mahon is best understood together with McMahon: both are Irish spellings of one family name. The family name meaning is “Son of Mathúin ("bear")”, the same as for McMahon.

Mahon and McMahon

Records show Mahon as one of the forms McMahon took over time. The same family of names includes MacMahon and MacMahan.

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