Loughran

English

Alternative forms

• Loran

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luchaireáin (“descendant of Luchaireán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of luchair (“radiant, glittering”).

Proper noun

Loughran (plural Loughrans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Loughran is the 10844^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2937 individuals. Loughran is most common among White (94.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loughran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 463.