Mac Scannláin
Mac Scannláin is the name of a family that originated in what is now County Louth in Ireland. Ballymacscanlon, near Dundalk, is named after them. The name rarely bears the prefix nowadays, and is usually rendered Scallan or Scanlon.
See also
References
- The Surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght, p. 17, Dublin, 1978, ISBN 0-7165-2278-0.
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