Scanlan - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Scanlan \s-can-lan, sc(a)-nlan\ is a variant of Scanlon (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Scanlan is "little trapper".

The baby name Scanlan sounds like Scanlen. Other similar baby names are Conlan and Quinlan.

Scanlan is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Scanlan. Compare Scanlan with related baby names.