Loughridge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

This Loughridge surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Luachra," derived from the word "luachair," which means "rushes" or "sedges."

Early Origins of the Loughridge family

The surname Loughridge was first found in Armagh (Irish: Ard Mhacha) located in the province of Ulster in present day Northern Ireland, where they held a family seat as ecclesiastics in west Armagh and Antrim. Irish history was greatly influenced by the Norman invasion of 1172, and thereafter, the surnames of Irish Gaelic clanns and septs and many of the Norman families became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Tyrone about 1430.

Early History of the Loughridge family

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Loughridge Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loughran, Lochrane, Lochraine, Lutheran, Lochran, Laugheran, Loughrey, O'Loughran, O'Lochrane, O'Lochran, O'Loughraine and many more.

Early Notables of the Loughridge family

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Loughridge migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loughridge Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Eliza Loughridge, aged 2, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1803 1
James Loughridge, aged 5, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1803 1
Jane Loughridge, aged 7, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1803 1
Mg Loughridge, aged 24, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1803 1
William Loughridge, aged 30, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1803 1
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Loughridge Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Elizabeth Loughridge, aged 26, who immigrated to America, in 1907
Campbell Loughridge, aged 27, who settled in America from Mount Sandal, Ireland, in 1911
May Loughridge, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States, in 1911
James A. Loughridge, aged 49, who landed in America, in 1913
William J. Loughridge, aged 21, who settled in America, in 1920
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Contemporary Notables of the name Loughridge (post 1700) +

Billy Paul Loughridge (b. 1935), American cardiovascular surgeon, author, and health care consultant in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lee Loughridge, American artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry
Mark Loughridge (b. 1953), American chief financial officer and senior vice president of IBM, ranked the No. 1 CFO in America by the Wall Street Journal (2012)
Robert McGill Loughridge (1809-1900), American Presbyterian missionary
William Loughridge (1827-1889), American three-term United States Congressman from Iowa
William Loughridge (1827-1889), American Republican politician, Member of Iowa State Legislature; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1867-71, 1873-75 2
Wane Loughridge, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1956 2
John Loughridge, Australian rules footballer in the 1940s

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html