{{Short description|Surname list}} '''Fallon''' is an Irish surname and refers to the clan name '''Ó Fallamháin''' or '''Ó Fallúin'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/fallon-family-crest.htm |title=Fallon Family Crest |accessdate=2009-04-08 }}</ref>
The original Gaelic form of the name Fallon is O Fallamhain. The surname Fallon was first found in Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the island, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. The origin of the surname in Irish is "leader" or "granddaughter/grandson of a rich king." The Irish surname meaning "governor" or "supremacy". Some have maintained that Fallon was originally pronounced with an "a" as in "fall".
In Ireland, Fallon is exclusively a surname rather than a given name. Outside of Ireland, particularly in the United States, it is occasionally used as a gender-neutral given name.
Notable people with the surname include:
* BP Fallon, Irish DJ, author, photographer, and musician Bernard Patrick Fallon (born 1946) * Brian Fallon (born 1980), American singer-songwriter and musician * Brian Fallon (press secretary) (born 1982), American political activist * Craig Fallon (1982–2019), British judoka * Ed Fallon (born 1958), American politician and activist * George Fallon (baseball) (1914–1994), American baseball player * George Hyde Fallon (1902–1980), U.S. Congressman * James H. Fallon (born 1947), American neuroscientist * Jennifer Fallon (born 1959), Australian author * Jim Fallon (football) (born 1950), Scottish footballer and coach * Jim Fallon (rugby) (born 1965), English rugby player * Jimmy Fallon (born 1974), American actor, comedian, and television host * John Fallon (disambiguation) * Jonathan Fallon, rugby player * Kevin Fallon (born 1948), English-New Zealand soccer coach * Kieren Fallon (born 1965), Irish jockey * Lucy Fallon (born 1995), English actress * Matt Fallon (born 1965), American singer * Michael Fallon (born 1952), British politician * Neil Fallon (born 1971), American singer * Órla Fallon (born 1974), Irish singer and songwriter * Pat Fallon (born 1967), American businessman and politician * Richard Fallon (disambiguation) * Rory Fallon (born 1982), New Zealand footballer * Stephen M. Fallon, American literary scholar * Steve Fallon (footballer) (born 1956), English former footballer * Steven Fallon (born 1979), Scottish retired footballer * Sean Fallon (disambiguation) * Siobhan Fallon Hogan (born 1961), American actress and comedian * Tiffany Fallon (born 1974), American model * Thomas Fallon, mayor of San Jose, California * William J. Fallon (born 1944), U.S. Navy admiral
Fictional characters include:
* Bernard Fallon, the alter-ego of Alfred Borden in ''The Prestige''
== See also == * Falloon, surname
== References == {{Reflist}}
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Category:Surnames of Irish origin