Ó Lochlainn

Ó Lochlainn and Ua Lochlainn are Irish surnames. They are patronymic forms of the personal name Lochlann.[1] The surnames have been borne by several Irish families, such as the Uí Lochlainn,[2] and the Meic Lochlainn.[3]

A variant form of Ó Lochlainn is Ó Lachlainn.[4] There are numerous Anglicised forms of Ó Lochlainn, such as: Laughlin,[5] Lock, Locke,[6] Loftus,[7] Loughlin,[8] O'Loghlen, O'Loghlin,[9] O'Loughlan,[10] and O'Loughlin.[11]

People with the surnames

Ó Lochlainn

  • Colm Ó Lochlainn (1892–1972), printer, typographer, and traditional Irish Uilleann piper.

Ua Lochlainn

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References

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  • Byrne, FJ (2001). Irish Kings and High-Kings. Four Courts History Classics. Dublin: Four Courts Press. ISBN 1-85182-552-5 via Google Books.
  • de Bhulbh, S (1997). Sloinnte na h-Éireann: Irish Surnames. Limerick: Comhar-Chumann Íde Naofa Teo. ISBN 0-9530560-0-7. OL 316008M via Open Library.
  • "Laughlin Family History". Ancestry.com. n.d. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  • "Loftus Family History". Ancestry.com. n.d. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  • "O'loughlin Family History". Ancestry.com. n.d. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  • Ó Cuív, B (1988). "Personal Names as an Indicator of Relations Between Native Irish and Settlers in the Viking Period". In Bradley, J (ed.). Settlement and Society in Medieval Ireland: Studies Presented to F.X. Martin. Irish Studies. Kilkenny: Boethius Press. pp. 79–88. ISBN 0863141439 via Google Books.
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