# Loughran (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/loughran/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,937 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,844 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 105,123 people |
| Change since 2000 | +15% (2,557 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Loran |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luchaireáin (“descendant of Luchaireán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of luchair (“radiant, glittering”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Loughran in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Loughran in the United States.

## People named Loughran

- Jonathan Loughran, American actor
- Tommy Loughran, American boxer (1902–1982)

## Similar surnames

Loran, Legrand, Lagrange, Lagrone, Legrande.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.