Meaning & origin
What it means
Scallan goes back to Irish Ó Scealláin, meaning “descendant of Sceallán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Scallan as a surname developed from Ó Scealláin.
Scallan’s family of names
In English usage, Scallan as a surname developed from the Irish form Ó Scealláin. In English usage, Scallan as a surname has a related form in SCALLON. In English usage, Scallan as a surname has a related form in SCALLON.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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