Loughrey
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luachra (“descendant of Luachra”), a personal name derived from luachair (“light”).
Proper noun edit
Loughrey (plural Loughreys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Loughrey is the 28777th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 827 individuals. Loughrey is most common among White (95.77%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loughrey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 463.