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LOUGHMAN Family History

This interesting surname of Irish origin with variant spellings Loughnan, Loughnane, Laughnan, Loughman, etc., is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic O Lachtnain "descendant of Lactnan", a personal name from "Lachtna" meaning "grey". The surname dates back to the mid 16th Century, (see below). In the census of 1695 Loughman is one of the principal Irish names of County Kilkenny and Queen's County (Leix). The name has been prevalent in those counties up to comparatively recent times. London church recordings include one John, son of Jeames and Jeane Loughman who was christened on October 19th 1640, at St. Botolph without Aldergate, Denis Loughman who married Sus Rice on March 2nd 1683, at St...