Loughlin Surname

48,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Loughlin Surname Definition:

A contraction of the filial form Mac Lochlainn, or the nepotic form, O’Lochlainn, of Lochlann: v. Lachlan(n.

Loughlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8571:74,6268,577
England2,2221:25,0763,443
Ireland1,1611:4,056693
Northern Ireland6711:2,750559
Canada5301:69,5207,971
Australia4611:58,5597,118
Scotland2511:21,3302,462
New Zealand1241:36,5196,244
Wales1031:30,0443,055
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Guam251:6,405908
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Jersey121:8,2671,718
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France41:16,605,680368,153
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,7651:2,510472
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4351:56,0356,652
Scotland481:77,9844,336
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1291:44,4815,158

Loughlin (393) may also be a first name.

Loughlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction of the filial form Mac Lochlainn, or the nepotic form, O’Lochlainn, of Lochlann: v. Lachlan(n.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Lochlainn Of Inishowen: a senior branch of the northern Uí Neill. IF 212 etc; Map Don; Plate XIX

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Lochlainn An important Dalcassian sept located in the northern part of Thomond. IF 211 etc; Map Clare; Plate XIX

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Lochlainn (lake land); dweller near a lake or sea inlet; grandson of Lachtna (gray); grandson of the servant of St. Secundinus.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The ancient Britons or Welsh called the Baltic Sea Lychlyn, and the Scandinavian sea—pirates who infested the coasts of Britain received the same appellation. Norway is called Llychlyn.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Loughlin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Loughlin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Loughlin occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loughlin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,568th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 686,533 people. The surname Loughlin is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Loughlin reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Loughlin is also the 436,161st most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 393 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,857 people, or 1 in 74,626. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 18 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Loughlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loughlin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loughlin surname increased 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 511 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 34 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 523 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,288 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loughlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States Loughlin are 5.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Loughlin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.38% less than the national average, earning R 46,620 per year; in United States they earn 14.79% more than the national average, earning $49,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $52,991 CAD per year.

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Loughlin Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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