O'Loughlin
The surname O'Loughlin is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Lochlainn meaning "descendant of Lochlann". According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Loughlins were a chiefly family of the Corco Modhruadh tribe who in turn came from the Erainn tribe who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland from about 500 to 100 BC.
People with the surname
- Alex O'Loughlin, Australia-born actor
- Charlie O'Loughlin, English football defender
- Chris O'Loughlin (fencer), American Olympic fencer
- David O'Loughlin (disambiguation)
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin, American actor
- Harold J. O'Loughlin, American lawyer, businessman, and politician
- Keiron O'Loughlin,, English professional rugby league footballer
- Jack O'Loughlin (Australian footballer)
- Laurence O'Loughlin, South Australian politician
- Marina O'Loughlin, British journalist, writer and restaurant critic
- Michael O'Loughlin, Australian rules footballer
- Sean O'Loughlin, English professional rugby league footballer
- Silk O'Loughlin, American baseball umpire
- Thomas O'Loughlin, Professor of Historical Theology
- Vanessa O'Loughlin, British-born writer and literary agent
Families
- O'Loughlin Farrell family, includes the above Keiron and Sean