Hannan
Hannan is a popular Irish surname coming from the Gaelic Ó hAnnáin or Ó hAnáin, most prevalently found in County Cork in the south-eastern portion of the Emerald Isle. [1] Hannan is also a popular first name in Arabic cultures.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Hannon, O'Hannon, Hannen, O'Hannen, Haneen and many more.
First found in county Roscommon where they were seated from very ancient times and were descended from the Kings of Ireland.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bridget, James, and John Hannen who landed in Canada in 1847; Bridget Hannon landed in Boston Mass. in 1849; Charles, James, John, Michael, Thomas and William Hannon, who all settled in Philadelphia Pa. between 1765 and 1856. In Newfoundland, Edmond Hannon from Tintern Parish, county Wexford, was married at St. John's in 1802.
- Hannan Academy for the Gifted, Resourceful, & Talented Students is an elementary school loacated in Columbus, GA.
- Hannan Corporation is a media company in California owned by Joseph Patrick Hannan (www.hannan.com).
- Scott Hannan is a professional hockey player in the NHL.
- Monica Hannan is an anchorwoman in North Dakota.
- Kyle Hannan is a UK-based radio broadcast professional.
- Hannanprint is a commercial printing and publishing company in Australia, owned by one of the most prominent and wealthiest families in the country started in the late 1800's following the immigration of Norman Hannan from Ireland.
- Bishop Hannan High School is a high school in Los Angeles, California.
Other origin
Hannan University, a university in Japan, and the city of Hannan, Osaka, Japan are unrelated to the Western name. In Japanese, Hannan (阪南) means south (南) of Osaka (大阪). Hannan is the current name of a schoolboy who attends Greenock Academy with perfect attendance.
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