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Bacon

Pronunciation	/ˈbeɪkən/
Language	English
Origin
Region of origin	Normandy England
Other names
Variant forms	Bachun, Bacun (early sources)

Bacon is an English surname originally from Normandy and England.

Etymology

Its etymology is uncertain, with Charnock favoring a derivation from a diminutive of Germanic bach ("little stream, creek") and others from an eponymous seigniory in Normandy or from a corruption of Beacon.

People

• Albion Fellows Bacon (1865–1933), American reformer and writer
• Alice Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Alice Martha Bacon (1909–1993), English politician and baroness
• Amanda Chantal Bacon, American entrepreneur
• Anne Bacon (c. 1528–1610), English scholar, translator, and lady of the British court
• Anthony Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Anthony Bacon (1796–1864), British cavalry officer during the Napoleonic wars
  • Anthony Bacon (1718–1786), English-born merchant and industrialist
• Antoinette Frissell Bacon (1907–1988), American photographer; better known as Toni Frissell
• Arthur Bacon (1905–1942), English footballer
• Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839–1914), American politician
• Benjamin Wisner Bacon (1860–1932), American theologian
• Benoit-Antoine Bacon, Canadian neuropsychologist
• Bertha Bacon (1866–1922), British suffragette
• Brady Bacon (b. 1990), American race car driver
• Butts Bacon (1580–1661), English politician; one of the Bacon baronets
• Cecil Walter Bacon (1905–1992), British artist and illustrator
• Charles Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Charles Bacon (1821–1886), English sculptor
• Charlotte Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Charlotte Bacon (1801–1880), English aristocrat
• Christopher Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Christopher Gerald Bacon (b. 1969), Australian Olympic judoka and boxer
• Christylez Bacon (b. 1986), American hip-hop musician
• Clara Latimer Bacon (1866–1948), American mathematician
• Clarence George "Clarrie" Bacon (1889–1954), English footballer; better known as Clarrie Bacon
• Cyril Bacon (1919–2001), English footballer
• Cyrus Bacon (c. 1796–1873), American politician
• C. Everett "Ev" Bacon (1890–1989), American football player from Wesleyan University, in College Football Hall of Fame
• C. Shannon Bacon (b. 1971 or 1972), American judge
• Daisy Sarah Bacon (1898–1986), American magazine editor
• Daniel Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Daniel Stanton Bacon (1798–1866), American politician and judge
• David Bacon (disambiguation)
  • David Bacon (1771–1817), American missionary and explorer
  • David Bacon (b. 1948), American photojournalist
  • David F. Bacon (b. 1963), American computer programmer
• Delia Bacon (1811–1859), American Anti-Stratfordian
• Dick Bacon (1932–2000), nudist from Wisconsin
• Dolores Bacon (1870–1934), American novelist
• Donald Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Donald Frederick Bacon (1926–2020), New Zealand microbiologist
  • Donald John Bacon (b. 1935), American baseball player and manager
  • Donald John Bacon (b. 1963), American politician
• Dorothy Bacon, American lawn and indoor bowls player
• Dorothy Carolin Bacon (1902–1998), American economist
• Dwayne Bacon (b. 1995), American basketball player
• Edgar Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Edgar Hugh Bacon (1887–1963), British wrestler
• Edmund Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Edmund Bacon (1785–1866), American business manager and overseer for Thomas Jefferson
  • Edmund Bacon (1910–2005), American urban planner
  • Edmund Castell Bacon (1903–1982), knighted British landowner and businessman; one of the Bacon baronets
• Edward Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Edward Denny Bacon (1860–1938), knighted British philatelist and curator (1913–1938) of the Royal Philatelic Collection
  • Edward Woolsey Bacon (1843–1887), American Congregational preacher and writer
• Edwin Munroe Bacon (1844–1916), American writer and editor
• Elijah William Bacon (c. 1836–1864), Union Army Medal of Honor recipient
• Elizabeth Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Elizabeth Bacon (c. 1541–1621), English aristocrat
  • Elizabeth Daken Bacon (1844–1917), American suffragist and educator
• Emily Bacon (1891–1972), American pediatrician
• Ephraim Bacon (c. 1780–1826), American church minister
• Ernest Aubrey Bacon (1893–1966), British wrestler and civil servant
• Ernest Frederick Bacon (1896–1972), English footballer
• Ernst Lecher Bacon (1898–1990), American composer and pianist
• Eugen Bacon, Tanzanian-Australian computer scientist and author of speculative fiction
• Eugenia Jones Bacon (1840–1920), American writer
• Eugenia McKenzie Bacon (1853–1933), American suffragist and public library advocate
• Eva Bacon (1909–1994), Australian socialist, feminist, and pacifist
• Evan Bacon (b. 1997), American LEGO-artist and software developer
• Evelyn Louise Bacon (b. 1949), Canadian politician
• Ezekiel Bacon (1776–1870), American politician
• Faith Bacon (1910 –1956), American dancer and actress
• Francis Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Francis Bacon (1561–1626), knighted and ennobled English lawyer, philosopher, statesman, and author
  • Francis Bacon (1909–1992), Anglo-Irish painter
  • Francis Thomas Bacon (1904–1992), British engineer
• Frank Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Frank Bacon (1864–1922), American actor and playwright
  • Frank Leander Bacon (1841–1917), American politician
• Frederick Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Frederick E. Bacon (d. 1954) British runner
  • Frederick James Bacon (1871–1948) American banjoist and banjo manufacturer
  • Frederick Stanley Bacon (1877–1861) American Football coach
• Gareth Andrew Bacon (b. 1972), British Conservative politician
• Gaspar Griswold Bacon Sr. (1886–1947), American politician
• George Bacon (disambiguation)
  • George Blagden Bacon (1836–1876), American Congregational preacher and writer
  • George Washington Bacon (1830–1922), American cartographer and publisher
• Georgeanna Muirson Woolsey Bacon (1833–1906), American author and nurse; better known as Georgeanna Woolsey
• Gertrude Bacon (1874–1949), British writer, aeronaut and botanist
• Guy Bacon (1936–2018), Canadian politician
• Helen Hazard Bacon (1919–2007), American classical philologist
• Henry Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Henry Bacon (1839–1912), American painter
  • Henry Bacon (1866–1924), American architect
• Irving Bacon (1893–1965), American character actor
• James Bacon (disambiguation)
  • James Bacon (1798–1895), British judge
  • James Alexander Bacon (1950–2004), Premier of Tasmania, Australia
  • James Arthur Bacon (1896–1968), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
• Jamie, Jonathan, and Jarrod Bacon, Canadian gangsters
• Janet Ruth Bacon (1891–1965), British educator
• Jaylen Bacon (b. 1996), American sprinter
• Jean Bacon (b. 1942), British computer scientist
• Jennifer Bacon, American attorney, educator, and politician
• Jeremiah S. Bacon (1858–1939), American politician
• Joanna Bacon (b. 1962), British architect
• John Bacon (disambiguation)
  • John Bacon (c. 1290–1347), English Carmelite friar and philosopher better known as John Baconthorpe
  • John Bacon (1728–1820), United States Representative from Massachusetts
  • John Bacon Sr. (1740–1799), British sculptor
  • John Bacon Jr. (1777–1859), British sculptor
  • John Edmund Bacon (1830–1897), American lawyer, politician, diplomat, and judge
  • John Henry Frederick Bacon (1865–1914), British painter and illustrator
  • John Mackenzie Bacon (1846–1904), English astronomer, aeronaut, and lecturer
  • John Mosby Bacon (1844–1913), United States Army general
• Jonathan Edward James Bacon (b. 1979), software engineer and Ubuntu Community Manager; better known as Jono Bacon
• Joséphine Bacon (b. 1947), Innu poet
• Josephine Daskam Bacon (1876–1961), American writer
• Jules S. Bacon (1917–2007), American bodybuilder
• Kelyn Meher Bacon (b. 1973), knighted British judge; also known as Kelyn Meher Bacon Darwin
• Kenneth Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Kenneth Hogate Bacon (1944–2009), American journalist
  • Kenneth John Bacon (b. 1944), Australian politician
• Katherine Bacon (1896–1982), English classical pianist
• Kevin Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Kevin Norwood Bacon (b. 1958), American film actor
• Lander McCoy Bacon (1942–2008), American football defensive lineman; better known as Coy Bacon
• Lee Bacon (b. 1979), American children's author
• Leonard Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Leonard Bacon (1802–1881), American Congregational preacher and writer
  • Leonard Bacon (1887–1954), American poet, translator, and literary critic
• Lindo Bacon, American nutritionist
• Lise Bacon (1934–2025), Canadian politician
• Liz Bacon (b. 1963), Canadian professor of computer science
• Lloyd Francis Bacon (1889–1955), American actor
• Lori Bacon (b. 1959), Canadian entrepreneur
• Louis Bacon (1904–1967), American jazz musician
• Louis Moore Bacon (b. 1956), American hedge fund manager and billionaire
• Louisa Mary Bacon (1800–1885), British musician and writer; better known as Louisa Barwell
• Lucy Angeline Bacon (1857–1932), American artist
• Mabel Marks Bacon (1876 –1966), American hotelier
• Mae Bacon (1897–1981), British actress
• Mark Reeves Bacon (1852–1941), American politician
• Margaret Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Margaret Frances Bacon (1895–1987), American artist and author; better known as Peggy Bacon
• Margaretha "Greta" Bacon (1903–1977), American singer; better known as Greta Keller
• Maria "Madi" Helena Bacon (1906–2001), American musician, choral conductor, educator, and athlete; better known as Madi Bacon
• Marjorie May Bacon (1902–1988), English printmaker and painter
• Mary Bacon (1948–1991), American thoroughbred jockey and model
• Mathew Bacon (c. 1700 – c. 1775), British legal writer
• Matthew Boyce Bacon (b. 1993), New Zealand cricketer
• Max Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Max Bacon, British rock singer for Nightwing and GTR
  • Max E. Bacon (b. 1941), Missouri jurist and legislator
• Michael Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Michael Bacon (b. 1949), American musician
• Montagu Bacon (1688–1749), English scholar and critic
• Nathaniel Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Nathaniel Bacon (d. 1622), English lawyer and politician
  • Nathaniel Bacon (1585–1627), knighted English painter, landowner and horticulturist
  • Nathaniel Bacon (1593–1660), English politician
  • Nathaniel Bacon (1647–1676), Virginia colonist and instigator of Bacon's Rebellion
• Nicholas Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Nicholas Bacon (1510–1579), English politician during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
  • Nicholas Bacon (c. 1540–1624), English politician and the first man created a baronet; first of the Bacon baronets
  • Nicholas Bacon (c. 1622–1687) English politician
  • Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon (b. 1953), British baronet, lawyer, and Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II; one of the Bacon baronets
• Nicky Daniel Bacon (1945–2010), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient; better known as Nick Bacon
• Orrin Bacon (1821–1893), American politician
• Paul Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Paul Bacon (1907–1999), French politician
• Percy Charles Haydon Bacon, British stained-glass artist and sculptor
• Peter Child Bacon (1804–1886), American lawyer
• Phanuel Bacon (1700–1783), English playwright, poet, and author
• Philemon Bacon (d. 1666), captain in the Royal Navy
• Philip John Bacon (b. 1947), Australian art dealer and philanthropist
• Phoebe Bacon (b. 2002), American swimmer
• Randall Bacon, American actor and former football player
• Ranulph Robert Maunsell Bacon (1906–1988), British police officer
• Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon (1863–1952), Royal Navy admiral
• Richard Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Richard Michael Bacon (b. 1962), British politician
  • Richard Paul Bacon (b. 1975), English television and radio presenter
• Rick Bacon (b. 1955), Canadian volleyball player
• Robert Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Robert Bacon (d. 1248), English Dominican writer
  • Robert Bacon (1860–1919), American diplomat
  • Robert Low Bacon (1884–1938), American politician
• Roger Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Roger Bacon (1214–1295), Franciscan friar, English philosopher
• Romain Bacon (b. 1990), French cyclist
• Ronald Bacon (b. 1946), American respiratory therapist and politician
• Ronald Alfred Sydney Bacon (1935–2020), English footballer
• Ruth Elizabeth Bacon (1908–1985), American foreign service officer
• Samuel Bacon (1781–1820), American lawyer, newspaper editor, and colonist
• Sarah Bacon (b. 1996), American diver
• Scott Bacon (b. 1977), Australian politician, son of Jim Bacon
• Selden Daskam Bacon (1909–1992), Yale professor of sociology and alcoholism researcher
• Sosie Ruth Bacon (b. 1992), American film actress
• Stanley Vivian Bacon (1885–1952), British wrestler
• Steevi Bacon, musician from London
• Sylvia A. Bacon (1931–2023), judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
• Thomas Bacon (disambiguation)
  • Thomas Bacon (d. 1559), English academic
  • Thomas Bacon (1711/1712–1768), Anglican clergyman
  • Thomas Rutherford Bacon (1850–1913), American Congregational preacher, writer, professor of history
• Timothy Alan Bacon (1964–2016), British actor and restaurateur
• Tony Bacon, American table football player
• Venancio "Anciong" Bacon, inventor of Balintawak Eskrima
• Virginia Cleaver Bacon (1883–1930), Oregon State Librarian
• Virginia Purdy Bacon (1853–1919), American heiress and art dealer
• Waine Bacon (b. 1979), American football player
• Waller Bacon (c. 1669–1734), British lawyer and Whig politician
• Walter Bacon (disambiguation), several people
• Wendy Bacon (b. 1946), Australian academic, investigative journalist, and political activist
• William Johnson Bacon (1803–1889), American politician and judge
• William Thompson Bacon (1812–1881), American minister, editor, and author
• Winchel Dailey Bacon (1816–1894), American politician
• W. Meredith Bacon (1946–2026), American political scientist and LGBT rights activist
• Yehuda Bacon (b. 1929), Israeli artist and Holocaust survivor

Other people with the name "Bacon"

• Albert Bacon Fall (1861–1944), American politician
• Anne Bacon Drury (1572–1624), English literary patron
• Bacon Rind (c. 1860–1932), Osage politician
• Camille Bacon-Smith, American scholar and novelist
• Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842–1933), American journalist and memoirist
• Florence Hannah Bacon Marsh (1881–1948), British botanist
• George Bacon Wood (1797–1879), American physician
• Harriet Bacon MacDonald (1865–1935), American musician
• John Bacon McDonald (1859–1927), United States Army general
• John Bacon Sawrey Morritt (c. 1772–1843), British politician
• Joseph Bacon Fraser Sr. (1895–1971), United States Army general
• Joseph Bacon Fraser Jr. (1926–2014), American architect
• June Bacon-Bercey (1928–2019), American meteorologist
• Linus Bacon Comins (1817–1892), American politician
• Matthew Bacon Sellers Jr. (1869–1932), American inventor and scientist
• Peter Bacon Hales (1950–2014), American historian, professor, musician, and photographer
• Samuel Bacon Hillocks (1869–1937), Canadian politician, minister, and inventor
• Sarah Bacon Tunnicliff (1872–1957), American clubwoman
• Sydney Bacon Palmer (1890–1954), British clubman
• Thomas Bacon Fugate (1899–1980), American politician
• Tilman Bacon Parks (1872–1950), American lawyer and politician
• Wilbur Bacon Camp (1860–1918), American architect
• Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (1865–1938), American naval officer and sixth Governor of the District of Alaska
• William Bacon Oliver (1867–1948), American politician
• William Bacon Stevens (1815–1887), American bishop
• William Bacon Wright (1830–1895), Confederate politician

Fictional characters

• Abra Bacon, character in John Steinbeck's East of Eden
• Don Bacon, the main antagonist of the mobile game Angry Birds Evolution
• Sam Bacon, character in Grange Hill

Further lists

• Ed Bacon (disambiguation)
• General Bacon
• Justice Bacon (disambiguation)
• Senator Bacon
• Bacon baronets, a position in the English peerage held by several Bacons

See also

• Bacon (disambiguation)

References

Bibliography

• Charnock, Richard Stephen (1868), "Bacon", Ludus Patronymicus; or, The Etymology of Curious Surnames, London: Trübner & Co., p. 4.