Find out how popular the last name Holohan is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Holohan.

Holohan, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Holohan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Holohan in America

Holohan is the 40672nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Holohan surname appeared 537 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Holohan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Holohan to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Holohan

The surname Holohan is of Irish origin, arising in the medieval period. It is derived from the Irish Gaelic personal name Ó Locháin, meaning "descendant of Lochán." Lochán itself is a diminutive form of the name Lochaidh, meaning "bright" or "shining." The name was initially found in County Westmeath, located in the province of Leinster.

Early records of the name can be traced back to the 13th century, with variations in spelling such as O'Loughan, O'Laughlin, and O'Loughlin. The Annals of the Four Masters, a chronicle of medieval Irish history, mentions several individuals with this surname during the 14th and 15th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Holohan name is found in the 1659 census of Ireland, where it appears as O'Loughan. In the 17th century, the name was also associated with the area of Ballymore, a parish in County Westmeath.

Notable individuals with the surname Holohan include John Holohan (1786-1861), an Irish Catholic bishop who served as the Bishop of Kerry from 1831 until his death. Another prominent figure was Patrick Holohan (1774-1853), an Irish politician and barrister who served as a Member of Parliament for County Wicklow in the early 19th century.

In the 18th century, the name Holohan was also found in County Kildare, with one notable individual being John Holohan (1724-1796), a landowner and tenant farmer in the parish of Clane.

The surname Holohan has also been associated with certain place names in Ireland, such as Holohanstown, a townland in County Westmeath, and Holohanbridge, a locality in County Cork.

Throughout its history, the Holohan surname has been carried by several notable individuals, including authors, scholars, and military figures. Some examples include Michael Holohan (1865-1945), an Irish writer and journalist, and John Holohan (1890-1975), an Irish historian and educationalist.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Holohan

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Holohan.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Holohan was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Holohan has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Holohan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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