O'Loughlin
Appearance
ThesurnameO'Loughlinis anAnglicisedform of theIrishÓ Lochlainnmeaning "descendant ofLochlann".[1]According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Loughlins were a chiefly family of theCorco Modhruadhtribe who in turn came from theErainntribe who were the second wave ofCeltsto settle in Ireland from about 500 to 100BC.[2]
People with the surname
[edit]- Alex O'Loughlin(born 1976), Australia-born actor
- Charlie O'Loughlin,English football defender
- Chris O'Loughlin (fencer)(born 1967), American Olympic fencer
- David O'Loughlin,Irish cyclist
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin(1921–2015), American actor
- Harold J. O'Loughlin(1900–1968), American lawyer, businessman, and politician
- Keiron O'Loughlin,(born 1953), English professional rugby league footballer
- Jack O'Loughlin (Australian footballer)(1873–1960)
- Laurence O'Loughlin(1854–1927), South Australian politician
- Marina O'Loughlin,British journalist, writer and restaurant critic
- Michael O'Loughlin(born 1977), Australian rules footballer
- Sean O'Loughlin(born 1982), English professional rugby league footballer
- Silk O'Loughlin(1872–1918), American baseball umpire
- Thomas O'Loughlin,Professor of Historical Theology
- Vanessa O'Loughlin,British-born writer and literary agent
Families
[edit]- O'Loughlin Farrell family,includes the above Keiron and Sean
See also
[edit]- Pre-Norman invasion Irish Celtic kinship groups,from whom many of the modern Irish surnames came from
References
[edit]- ^"O'loughlin Family History".Ancestry.com.n.d.Retrieved24 September2015.
- ^Cairney, C. Thomas (1989).Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland.Jefferson, North Carolina,United States, and London:McFarland & Company.pp. 61–65.ISBN0899503624.