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[edit]
Ó Lochlainn[edit]
- Colm Ó Lochlainn (1892–1972), printer, typographer, and traditional Irish Uilleann piper.
Ua Lochlainn[edit]
- Domnall Ua Lochlainn, High-King of Ireland.
- Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn, High-King of Ireland.
Citations[edit]
- ^ Bannerman (1998) p. 29 n. 1; Laughlin Family History (n.d.); O'loughlin Family History (n.d.).
- ^ Ó Murchadha (1993) p. 69; Ó Cuív (1988) p. 85.
- ^ Byrne (2001) pp. xxxv, xxxvii; Ó Murchadha (1993) p. 69.
- ^ de Bhulbh (1997) p. 75.
- ^ Laughlin Family History (n.d.)
- ^ de Bhulbh (1997) p. 251.
- ^ Loftus Family History (n.d.)
- ^ de Bhulbh (1997) p. 253.
- ^ de Bhulbh (1997) p. 323.
- ^ de Bhulbh (1997) p. 324.
- ^ de Bhulbh (1997) p. 324; O'loughlin Family History (n.d.).
References[edit]
- Bannerman, J (1998) [1993]. "MacDuff of Fife". In Grant, A; Stringer, KJ (eds.). Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 20–38. ISBN 0 7486 1110 X.
- 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.
- Ó Murchadha, D (1993). "Nationality Names in the Irish Annals". Nomina. 16: 49–70 – via Google Books.