Frequency: (3596)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mathghamhna (see Mahoney).
2. Irish: variant of Mahan and Mohan.
3. French: habitational name from Mahon in Gironde.
GIVEN NAMES: Irish 4%. Malachy (3), Brendan (2), Declan (2), Bridie, Brigid, Donal, Eamonn, Finbarr, James Patrick, Mahon, Moreen, Niamh.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
