Ó Lochlainn and Ua Lochlainn are Irish surnames. They are patronymic forms of the personal name Lochlann. The surnames have been borne by several Irish families, such as the Uí Lochlainn, and the Meic Lochlainn.
A variant form of Ó Lochlainn is Ó Lachlainn. There are numerous Anglicised forms of Ó Lochlainn, such as: Laughlin, Lock, Locke, Loftus, Loughlin, O'Loghlen, O'Loghlin, O'Loughlan, and O'Loughlin.
People with the surnames
Ó Lochlainn
- Colm Ó Lochlainn (1892–1972), printer, typographer, and traditional Irish Uilleann piper.
Ua Lochlainn
- Domnall Ua Lochlainn, High-King of Ireland.
- Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn, High-King of Ireland.
Citations
- 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
- Bannerman, J (1998) . "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - "Loftus Family History". Ancestry.com. n.d. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - "O'loughlin Family History". Ancestry.com. n.d. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - 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.