Mallahan

Mallahan Meaning & Origin

About Mallahan
The surname Mallahan is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Maolacháin, meaning "descendant of Maolachán." The personal name Maolachán is derived from the word "maol," which means "bald" or "tonsured," and was often used as a nickname for someone who had shaved their head for religious or cultural reasons. Therefore, the surname Mallahan likely originated as a patronymic name for the descendants of a person named Maolachán, indicating their ancestral connection to someone with a bald or tonsured head.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mallahan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mallahan: 219
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 85,357
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mallahan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Mallahan is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MLHN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0405
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AE1 L AH0 HH AE0 N
🌐 IPA
/mallahan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MLHN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mallahan in Braille

Here's how to represent Mallahan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mallahan in braille

How to sign the name Mallahan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mallahan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mallahan in sign language

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