Given name & surname
Bohannon
“descendant of Buadhachanán”
Bohannon is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bohannon goes back to Irish Ó Buadhachanáin, meaning “descendant of Buadhachanán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Ó Buadhachanáin (“descendant of Buadhachanán”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bohannon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 155
- 155 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,848 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,848 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,330 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bohannon’s family of names
In English usage, Bohannon as a surname has a related form in BOHANAN. In English usage, Bohannon as a surname has a related form in BOHANNAN. In English usage, Bohannon as a surname has a related form in BOHANON.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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