How common is the surname Lohan?

322 people in the United States had the surname Lohan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 958,837 Americans. It ranked 62,189th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lohan?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Lohan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lohan?

Lindsay Lohan, American actress and singer (born 1986), followed by Ali Lohan.

Where is the surname Lohan most common?

Wikidata records people named Lohan in the United States.

Is the surname Lohan getting more or less common?

Less common. 385 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 322 in 2010, down 16%.

The surname Lohan

An Irish surname, carried by 322 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lohan is more common than 61.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

An anglicization of Irish Ó Leocháin, from Middle Irish uí Leochain, from Old Irish úa Lothcháin.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 322 people named Lohan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 958,837 Americans. That is down 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 385.

#62,189

rank among US surnames

322

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-16.4%

change since 2000 (was #50,903)

Who is named Lohan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Lohan identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lohans

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lindsay Lohan
American actress and singer (born 1986)
Ali Lohan
American fashion model, singer, and actress, born 1993
Dina Lohan
American actress, born 1962
Michael Lohan
American television personality; father of Lindsay Lohan, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Loughan
Loghan
Logan

Surnames that sound like Lohan

Lohan has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lohan come from?: An anglicization of Irish Ó Leocháin, from Middle Irish uí Leochain, from Old Irish úa Lothcháin.
How common is the surname Lohan?: 322 people in the United States had the surname Lohan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 958,837 Americans. It ranked 62,189th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lohan?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Lohan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lohan?: Lindsay Lohan, American actress and singer (born 1986), followed by Ali Lohan.
Where is the surname Lohan most common?: Wikidata records people named Lohan in the United States.
Is the surname Lohan getting more or less common?: Less common. 385 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 322 in 2010, down 16%.
What are other spellings of Lohan?: Loughan, Loghan and Logan.