Mohan: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Whether you spell it Mohan or Mahan, the story begins in the same place. In origin, the name means “Bear”.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• 6,188 Americans were listed as Mohan in the 2010 census. Between 1891 and 2000, 144 babies born in France were registered as Mohan, with the most births in 1981–1990. The name became more frequent over the century.
• Mohan writes “o” in place of the “a” found in Mahan, a common scribal difference.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Mahan surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Mohan family name pack.