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O%27laughlin Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Lochlainn ‘descendant of Lochlann’ (see Laughlin).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: O'loughlin, Mclaughlin, Laughlin, Coughlin, Loughlin, Haughton

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You can see how O%27laughlin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27laughlin family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most O%27laughlin families were found in USA in 1880. In 1881 there was 1 O%27laughlin family living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded O%27laughlin's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of O%27laughlin families in 1881.
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Between 2001 and 2004, in the United States, O%27laughlin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for O%27laughlin in 2001 was 21, and 94 in 2004.

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