Mahon Family History
Mahon Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mathghamhna ‘son of Mathghamhain’ (see McMahon ). Compare Mahoney which has a similar etymology. There has been some confusion with Mohan and Mahan . Irish: from Ó Macháin a variant of Ó Mocháin. See Mohan . French: habitational name from Mahon in Gironde. French: from the Old French female personal name Mahon a derivative of Mahaut a vernacular form of Mathilde from the ancient Germanic personal name Mahthild composed of the elements maht ‘might’ and hild ‘battle’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022