O'Loane Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

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

O'Loane Surname Definition:

Ó Luain The principal sept of this name is that of Oriel. The form Lamb(e), which results from a more than usually absurd pseudo-translation, is now much more numerous than O’Loan; but some Lambes are of English descent.

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O'Loane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

O'Loane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Luain The principal sept of this name is that of Oriel. The form Lamb(e), which results from a more than usually absurd pseudo-translation, is now much more numerous than O’Loan; but some Lambes are of English descent. MIF 163; Map Mon

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'Loane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Loane Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Loane is more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Loane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of O'Loane are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name O'Loane is most frequent in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 63,622. In Northern Ireland O'Loane is most numerous in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Not including Northern Ireland it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

O'Loane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Loane has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Loane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

O'Loane earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.79% less than the national average, earning $44,321 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Loaney930/
O'Loan92538/
Oloane9257/
Holoane86163/
O'Lohan8664/
Goloane868/
Ooloane861/
Oloan83824/
Oulouane801/
Olohan77287/
Olouan77138/
Oloana7716/
Aloane779/
Goloan778/
Osloan774/
Holoan772/
Oloani771/
Ouhlouane754/
Alouane718,820/
Holohan713,569/
Haloane7110/
Olouana718/
Oulouan714/
Holoank714/
Holoand712/
Alioane712/
Aloanez711/
Heloane711/
Olojian711/
Ollouan711/
Elohane711/
Elloane711/
Eloayne711/
Halouane673,816/
Allouane673,769/
Hollohan67362/
Aalouane67244/
Aloan67110/
Olaon6787/
Galoeane6750/
Alioanei6733/
Hoolohan6723/
Huolohan6711/
Golouani676/
Holohand672/
Oliohant672/
Holoahan671/
Elloanne671/
Alohaine671/
Alouanne671/
Galouane671/
Goulouan671/
Oloam671/
Allioane671/
Olaoyine671/
Goulohan671/
Holloany670/
Holloaun670/
Houlohan670/

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