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Early Origins of the Loughead family

The surname Loughead was first found in Lanarkshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Lannraig) a former county in the central Strathclyde region of Scotland, now divided into the Council Areas of North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and the City of Glasgow, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Loughead family

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Loughead Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lochhead, Lochead, Lockhead, Lockheed and others.

Early Notables of the Loughead family

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United States Loughead migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loughead Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Cath Loughead, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1811 1
  • Edward Loughead, who landed in America in 1811 1
  • John Loughead, aged 21, who landed in New York, NY in 1812 1
  • Robert Loughead, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1812 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Loughead (post 1700) +

  • Allan Haines Loughead (1889-1969), formed the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company in 1912 with his brother Malcolm, the company would later become the Lockheed Aircraft Company
  • Robert Loughead, American politician, U.S. Consul in Londonderry, 1845-54 2
  • Laura Loughead, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980 2
  • Kenneth R. Loughead, American politician, Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1996, 1998, 2000 2
  • Bruce Loughead, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives 45th District, 1972 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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