Conlon is an Irish family name, the gaelic spelling being Ó Connalláin. It is a variation of the anglicised version of Ó Connalláin. The name may be derived from two Irish Gaelic words "Con" (the genitive case of Cú, meaning "hound") and "Lón" meaning lion - thereby implying a person who has the characteristics of a lion born of a hound - strength and speed. It is sometimes spelt Conlan, Conlen and Conlin. Like most surnames, it is sometimes used as a first name.
People with the name Conlon include:
Albert Conlon, an Australian rugby league football player
Barry Conlon, an Irish football player
Charles M. Conlon (1868–1945), an American photographer
Edward Conlon, a New York police officer and author
Fred Conlon (1943–2005), an Irish sculptor
Gerry Conlon, one of the Guildford Four
James Conlon (1950–), an American conductor
Kelly Conlon, an American bass guitarist
Maria Conlon, a 3-time NCAA Women's Basketball National Champion
Mary A. Conlon (–1936), an American elementary school principal who founded Walton High School
Spot Conlon, the leader of the Brooklyn gang of newsies in the 1992 cult classic, Newsies
Patrick Conlon (artist), an American tattooist and comics illustrator
Patrick Conlon (politician) (1959–), an Australian politician
Paddy Conlon (publican), the founder of the town of Narembeen in Western Australia
Sean Conlon, an American singer-songwriter, formerly of the rock band, Sean Conlon & the Missing Gallbladders
Conlon Nancarrow (1912–1997), an American composer who took Mexican citizenship in 1955
