Given name & surname

Loughran

“descendant of Luchaireán”

Loughran is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Loughran goes back to Irish Ó Luchaireáin, meaning “descendant of Luchaireán.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Loughran comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Ó Luchaireáin (“descendant of Luchaireán”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Loughran’s family of names

In English usage, Loughran as a surname has a related form in Loran. In English usage, Loughran as a surname has a related form in Loran.

Walk Loughran’s family in the name graph

LoughranLoran

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Loughran, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish

Langan

“descendant of Longán”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Lurkaan

Lurkaan is a surname from Irish. It is used in Yola.

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Lunan

“descendant of Luanán”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Lannan

“descendant of Lover (Leannán)” · “descendant of Blackbird (Lonán)”

No U.S. birth series

38% boys · 62% girls

Irish

Lachann

“loch” · “place of”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Irish

Lonergan

“descendant of Longargán”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Loughrey

“descendant of Luachra”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Loughry

“descendant of Luachra”

No U.S. birth series

—

Sibling ideas

Names that share Loughran’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Loughran

A sister for Loughran