# Scanlon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈskænlən/ · frequency rank #41,869

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scannláin (“descendant of Scannlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of Scannal. Compare Scannell.

## Easily confused with
- **Shannon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanlon-vs-shannon)
- **Stanton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanlon-vs-stanton)
- **Swanson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanlon-vs-swanson)
- **Scranton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scanlon-vs-scranton)
- **salon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salon-vs-scanlon)
- **scallop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scallop-vs-scanlon)

## Common misspellings (11)
`csanlon`, `sacnlon`, `scalnon`, `scanllon`, `scanlno`, `scanlonn`, `scannlon`, `scanoln`, `sccanlon`, `scnalon`, `sscanlon`

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