O'Loughlan Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

O'Loughlan Surname Definition:

V. under Loughlin, Lachlan(n.

O'Loughlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1641:164,60817,026
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

O'Loughlan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. under Loughlin, Lachlan(n.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

O'Loughlan Last Name Facts

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

O'Loughlan is most common in Australia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of O'Loughlan.

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

O'Loughlan is the 1,286,243rd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 93 percent of O'Loughlan live; 93 percent live in Australasia and 93 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 164,608. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 49 percent reside, Victoria, where 34 percent reside and Queensland, where 11 percent reside. Not including Australia O'Loughlan occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 7 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

O'Loughlan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Loughlan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the O'Loughlan last name decreased 58 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Loughlan Last Name Statistics demography

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

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