The name Lennon is both a surname and a given name that has grown in popularity in English-speaking countries in recent years for both boys and girls.

Origins include Irish Ó Leannáin ("descendant of Lover (leannán)") and from Ó Lionáin ("descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)").

Notable people and characters with the name include:

Surname

  • John Lennon (1940–1980), singer, musician, poet and songwriter, founder of The Beatles
  • Cynthia Lennon (1939–2015), John Lennon's first wife (born Cynthia Powell)
  • Julian Lennon (born 1963), John Lennon's first son with Cynthia Powell
  • Sean Lennon (born 1975), John Lennon's second son with Yoko Ono
  • Alfred Lennon and Julia Lennon, parents of John Lennon
  • The Lennon Sisters, four siblings who sang together as part of an act, most notably seen on The Lawrence Welk Show
  • Dianne Lennon, American singer
  • Janet Lennon, American singer
  • Kathy Lennon, American singer
  • Peggy Lennon, American singer
  • The members of Venice (band):
  • Kipp Lennon (born 1960), American musician
  • Mark Lennon, American musician
  • Michael Lennon, American musician
  • Pat Lennon, American musician
  • Aaron Lennon (born 1987), English footballer
  • Alton Lennon, Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina
  • Ben Lennon, Australian rules footballer
  • Bill Lennon (1845–1910), American baseball player
  • Bruce Lennon, Australian rules footballer
  • Caroline Lennon, Irish actor
  • Dennis Lennon (1918–1991), British architect and interior designer
  • Harry Lennon (born 1994), English footballer
  • Jimmy Lennon (1913–1992), American boxing ring announcer (Jimmy Lennon Sr or Jr)
  • John Lennon (disambiguation), several people
  • J. Robert Lennon, American novelist, short story writer, musician and composer
  • Joseph Lennon (1933–1990), Irish politician
  • Keith Lennon, character from Magical DoReMi
  • Mark Lennon (born 1980), Australian rugby player
  • Michael Lennon (disambiguation), several people
  • Monica Lennon, Scottish politician
  • Neil Lennon (born 1971), Northern Irish footballer
  • Patrick Lennon (disambiguation), several people
  • Paul Lennon (born 1955), Australian politician
  • Peter Lennon (1930–2011), Irish journalist and filmmaker
  • Richard Lennon (1947–2019), American Roman Catholic bishop
  • Robert L. Lennon (1933–2021), American politician
  • Stephen Lennon, guitarist in The Questions
  • Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (born 1982), British political activist, known as Tommy Robinson
  • Steven Lennon (born 1988), Scottish footballer
  • Thomas Lennon (disambiguation), several people
  • William Lennon (1849–1938), politician in Queensland, Australia

Given name

  • Lennon (Brazilian footballer)
  • Lennon Dobson (born 2006), English professional footballer
  • Lennon Gallagher (born 1999), British model and musician and son of Liam Gallagher
  • Lennon Greggains (born 1999), Welsh rugby player
  • Lennon Lacy (died 2014), American student and alleged murder victim
  • Lennon Miller (born 2006), Scottish footballer
  • Lennon Murphy (born 1982), American rock singer
  • Lennon Parham (born 1975), American actress and comedian
  • Lennon Stella (born 1999), Canadian singer and actress
  • Lennon Thompson, Canadian soccer player

See also

  • Lennon (disambiguation)
  • Lenin (disambiguation)

References

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