Ó Lochlainn Explained

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

Ua Lochlainn

References

. Bannerman . J . John Bannerman (historian) . 1998 . 1993 . MacDuff of Fife . Grant . A . Stringer . KJ . Medieval Scotland: Crown, Lordship and Community . . Edinburgh . 20 - 38 . 0 7486 1110 X . B2 .

. Francis John Byrne . 2001 . Irish Kings and High-Kings . registration . Four Courts History Classics . . Dublin . 1-85182-552-5 . . B1 .

. Brian Ó Cuív . 1988 . Personal Names as an Indicator of Relations Between Native Irish and Settlers in the Viking Period . Bradley . J . Settlement and Society in Medieval Ireland: Studies Presented to F.X. Martin . Irish Studies . Boethius Press . Kilkenny . 79 - 88 . 0863141439 . . O1 .

Notes and References

  1. [#B2|Bannerman (1998)]
  2. [#O2|Ó Murchadha (1993)]
  3. [#B1|Byrne (2001)]
  4. [#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]
  5. [#A3|''Laughlin Family History'' (n.d.)]
  6. [#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]
  7. [#A2|''Loftus Family History'' (n.d.)]
  8. [#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]
  9. [#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]
  10. [#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]
  11. [#D1|de Bhulbh (1997)]