Explore the Family Name O’laughlin

The meaning of O’laughlin

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

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How common is the last name O’laughlin in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname O'Laughlin saw a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 16,436 in terms of prevalence, but this slid to 17,398 by 2010, representing a decrease of 5.85%. However, the actual count of those carrying the O'Laughlin name rose marginally from 1,612 in 2000 to 1,622 in 2010, indicating a growth of 0.62%. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 8.33%, moving from 0.6 to 0.55 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,436	#17,398	-5.85%
Count	1,612	1,622	0.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.55	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name O’laughlin

The ethnic identity associated with the surname O'Laughlin also evolved between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of O'Laughlins identified as White, although this percentage dropped slightly from 96.28% in 2000 to 93.22% in 2010. The percentage of O'Laughlins identifying as Hispanic increased significantly, up 114.41% from 1.18% to 2.53%. There was also an increase in the number of people with this surname who identified as belonging to two or more races (from 1.24% to 2.03%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 0.62% to 0.86%). In 2010, data showed the emergence of Black and Asian/Pacific Islander identities among O'Laughlins, standing at 0.80% and 0.55% respectively, where there were no reported instances in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.28%	93.22%	-3.18%
Hispanic	1.18%	2.53%	114.41%
Two or More Races	1.24%	2.03%	63.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0.86%	38.71%
Black	0%	0.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.55%	0%