# Callahan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkæləhæn/ · frequency rank #23,190

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
From Irish Ó Ceallacháin, from Ceallachán, diminutive of the given name Ceallach. Doublet of Kelly and Kellogg.

## Easily confused with
- **Callan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/callahan-vs-callan)
- **Callaway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/callahan-vs-callaway)
- **Callaghan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/callaghan-vs-callahan)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acllahan`, `calahan`, `calalhan`, `callaahn`, `callahann`, `callahhan`, `callahna`, `callhaan`, `ccallahan`, `clalahan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/callahan