Surname

Holohan

“descendant of Uallachán”

Holohan is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Holohan is a form of Houlihan. Houlihan goes back to Irish Ó hUallacháin, meaning “descendant of Uallachán.”

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Where it comes from

Holohan is a form of Houlihan. Houlihan comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Holohan’s family of names

In English usage, Holohan as a surname has a related form in HOULIHAN.

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