How common is the surname Loughlin?

3,309 people in the United States had the surname Loughlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,305 Americans. It ranked 9,786th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Loughlin?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Loughlin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Loughlin?

Lori Loughlin, American actress (born 1964).

Where is the surname Loughlin most common?

Wikidata records people named Loughlin in the United States.

Is the surname Loughlin getting more or less common?

More common. 3,227 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,309 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Loughlin

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,309 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L245

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Loughlin is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Lachtnáin (“descendant of Lachtnán”), a diminutive of lachtna (“gray, dun”).

Loughlin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 3,309 people named Loughlin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,305 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,227.

#9,786

rank among US surnames

3,309

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,287)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,780	Polak	3,313	93,192
#9,783	Stagg	3,312	93,220
#9,784	Yowell	3,311	93,248
#9,786	Loughlin	3,309	93,305
#9,788	Chico	3,308	93,333

Who is named Loughlin

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

94% of people named Loughlin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Loughlins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lori Loughlin
American actress (born 1964)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Laflin

Surnames that sound like Loughlin

Loughlin has the Soundex code L245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L245.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Loughlin come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Lachtnáin (“descendant of Lachtnán”), a diminutive of lachtna (“gray, dun”).
How common is the surname Loughlin?: 3,309 people in the United States had the surname Loughlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,305 Americans. It ranked 9,786th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Loughlin?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Loughlin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Loughlin?: Lori Loughlin, American actress (born 1964).
Where is the surname Loughlin most common?: Wikidata records people named Loughlin in the United States.
What type of surname is Loughlin?: Loughlin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Loughlin getting more or less common?: More common. 3,227 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,309 in 2010, up 2.5%.
What are other spellings of Loughlin?: Laflin.