Loughran
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luchaireáin (“descendant of Luchaireán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of luchair (“radiant, glittering”).
Proper noun
[edit]Loughran (plural Loughrans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Loughran is the 10844th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2937 individuals. Loughran is most common among White (94.82%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loughran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 463.