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mahon Name Meaning and History

  1. Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mathghamhna (see Mahoney).
  2. Irish: variant of Mahan and Mohan.
  3. French: habitational name from Mahon in Gironde.

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Distribution of mahon Families in the US in 1920
Number of mahon families
 201-400
 68-200
 1-67
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