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 playerBarry Conlon, an Irish football playerCharles M. Conlon (1868–1945), an American photographerEdward Conlon, a New York police officer and authorFred Conlon (1943–2005), an Irish sculptorGerry Conlon, one of the Guildford FourJames Conlon (1950–), an American conductorKelly Conlon, an American bass guitaristMaria Conlon, a 3-time NCAA Women's Basketball National ChampionMary A. Conlon (–1936), an American elementary school principal who founded Walton High SchoolSpot Conlon, the leader of the Brooklyn gang of newsies in the 1992 cult classic, NewsiesPatrick Conlon (artist), an American tattooist and comics illustratorPatrick Conlon (politician) (1959–), an Australian politicianPaddy Conlon (publican), the founder of the town of Narembeen in Western AustraliaSean Conlon, an American singer-songwriter, formerly of the rock band, Sean Conlon & the Missing GallbladdersConlon Nancarrow (1912–1997), an American composer who took Mexican citizenship in 1955