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Fallon: Irish Surname History & Coat of Arms

Ó Fallamhain (also written Ó Follamhain) · 'descendant of Fallamhan' (ruler)

Woulfe (1923) gives Fallon as the anglicised form of Ó Fallamhain, 'descendant of Fallamhan' (ruler), the name of two families: lords of Crioch na gCeadach in Leinster and lords of Clann Uadach in Connacht. In 1890 Matheson counted 70 Fallon entries in the birth indexes (including spelling varieties), 55 of them in Connaught, chiefly in Roscommon and Galway.

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Irish formÓ Fallamhain (also written Ó Follamhain)
Meaning'descendant of Fallamhan' (ruler)
CountiesRoscommon, Galway, Offaly
Other spellings4
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Origin of the Fallon name

Two families of Ó Fallamhain: (1) a Leinster family, lords of Crioch na gCeadach, which comprised the present parish of Castlejordan in Offaly; (2) a Connacht family, lords of Clann Uadach, comprising the parishes of Camma and Dysart, in the barony of Athlone. In 1585 O'Fallon lived at Milltown, parish of Dysart.[1]

  1. 1585O'Fallon resides at Milltown, Dysart parish; castle ruins still visible in Woulfe's 1923 day.[1]
  2. 189070 Fallon entries (incl. spelling varieties), 55 in Connaught; chiefly Roscommon and Galway.[2]

Where in Ireland

Co. RoscommonFirst county named for Fallon births in 1890.[2]
Co. GalwayWith Roscommon, the principal Fallon county in 1890.[2]
Co. OffalyLeinster Ó Fallamhain were lords of Crioch na gCeadach, now Castlejordan parish in Offaly.[1]

Other spellings

O'Fallon · Falloon · Faloon · Faloona[1]

The Fallon coat of arms

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Fallon surname: questions

What does the surname Fallon mean?

Woulfe gives Fallon as an anglicised form of Ó Fallamhain, 'descendant of Fallamhan', a personal name meaning 'ruler'.[1]

Is Fallon an Irish name?

Yes. Woulfe gives it as the Irish surname Ó Fallamhain (also written Ó Follamhain), borne by a Leinster family and a Connacht family.[1]

Where in Ireland is the Fallon name from?

In 1890 Fallon births were found chiefly in Roscommon and Galway (55 of 70 entries in Connaught, counting spelling varieties). Woulfe places one family at Clann Uadach (parishes of Camma and Dysart, barony of Athlone) and another at Crioch na gCeadach (Castlejordan parish, Offaly).[2][1]

Where was the O'Fallon castle?

Woulfe says that in 1585 O'Fallon had his residence at Milltown, in the parish of Dysart, where the ruins of his castle were still to be seen.[1]

Sources

  1. Ó Fallamhain — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/of/o-fallamhain.php
  2. Fallon — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/fallon.php

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).