Scanlan is an Irish surname that derives from the Irish Gaelic name Ó Scannláin, meaning descendant of Scannlán’. Notable people with the surname include:
Emmett J. Scanlan (born 1979), Irish actor Fred Scanlan (1877–1950), Canadian ice hockey player Jerry Scanlan (born 1957) retired American football player Joanna Scanlan (born 1961), English actress and television writer John Joseph Scanlan (1906–1997), second Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu Joseph Lawrence Scanlan (born 1929), American television director Julian Scanlan (born 1997), American DJ Justin Scanlan (born 1975), Irish Australian community leader and disability advocate Laetisha Scanlan (born 1990), Australian sport shooter Luke Scanlan (1841–1915), American politician and farmer Michael Scanlan (disambiguation) Neal Scanlan (born 1961), British special effects artist Patricia Scanlan (born 1956), Irish novelist Reggie Scanlan, bass guitar player from New Orleans, Louisiana Robert Richard Scanlan (1801–1876), Irish painter Sean Scanlan (1948–2017), Scottish actor Seán Scanlan (1937–2017), Irish pioneer in circuits & systems theory, electronic engineering professor Teresa Scanlan (1993), Irish American former Miss America and business lawyer Thomas Scanlan (1874–1930), Irish politician Toni Scanlan (born 1956), Australian actress Tuna Scanlan, Samoan/New Zealand boxer of the 1950s and '60s Walter Scanlan, stage name of Walter Van Brunt (1892–1971), American tenor William J. Scanlan (1934–2014), musical theatre performer and composer
Fictional characters: Mike Scanlan, a character in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Valley of Fear
See also Scanlan (disambiguation) Scanlon, a surname
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