Lennon (name)

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
 * Freddie 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 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
 * Lennon Gallagher (born 1999), British model and musician and son of Liam Gallagher