The laughlin Surname
laughlin Name Meaning and History
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Lochlainn
‘descendant of Lochlann’, a personal name meaning ‘stranger’,
originally a term denoting Scandinavia (a compound of loch
‘lake’, ‘fjord’ + lann ‘land’). Many Irish bearers of the name
claim descent from Lochlann, a 10th century lord of Corcomroe, County
Clare.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 367 - Messages: 884
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| LAUGHLIN, O'LOUGHLINS- OHIO |
 OLoughlinKE
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| LAUGHLIN Samuel Wilson Jr 1965-1965 |
| 0 |
| LAUGHLIN Sam W 1902-1979 |
| 0 |
| Laughlin, NC | Belinda Ashby | 2 |
| Cecil Earl Laughlin-Tx | Darlene | 7 |
| Laughlin obits |
JIWelsch
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| Laughlin Family possibly from N.Y. | Norma Redding Hartman | 14 |
| 1940 Laughlin Reunion Reinhauser Park, McKeesport, Pa |
Lona Boudreaux
| 0 |
| JOHN LAUGHLIN JANE MATTHEWS/IRELAND | Sande White | 20 |
| LAUGHLIN Virgil and Rita |
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