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Where did the Irish O'Loughlin family come from? What is the Irish O'Loughlin family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Loughlin family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Loughlin family history?Before Irish names were translated into English, O'Loughlin had a Gaelic form of O Lochlainn, which is derived from a Norse personal name.
One's name was often recorded under several different spellings during the life of its bearer during the Middle Ages. Spelling variations revealed in the search for the origin of the O'Loughlin family name include Loughlin, O'Loughlin, Loughnane and others.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Loughlin research. Another 270 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1281, 1300, 1789, 1819, 1828, and 1842 are included under the topic Early O'Loughlin History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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In the 18th and 19th centuries hundreds of thousands of Irish people immigrated to North American shores. The early settlers were enticed by the promise of their own land, but they were moderately well off in Ireland when they decided to emigrate. Therefore, they were merely carrying out a long and carefully thought out decision. The 1840s saw the emergence of a very different trend: thousands of extremely desperate people crammed into passenger boats hoping to find any type of opportunity. The Irish of this decade had seen their homeland severely stricken by crop failures which resulted in widespread disease and starvation. At whatever time the Irish immigrants came to North America, they were instrumental in the rapid development of the emerging nations of the United States and what would become known as Canada. An exhaustive search of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many persons bearing the name O'Loughlin, or one of its variants: David W. Dennis, Eugene, Isaac, James, John, Joseph, Michael, Patrick, and William Loughlin, all landed in Pennsylvania between 1773 and 1864; James Loughlin landed in New York State in 1823. In Newfoundland, William was the holder of an inn in St. John's around 1730.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Anchora salutis
Motto Translation: The anchor of salvation.
The O'Loughlin Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The O'Loughlin Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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