Loughry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

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

Early Origins of the Loughry family

The surname Loughry 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 Loughry family

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Loughry 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 Loughry family

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Loughry migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loughry Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jeremiah Loughry, who arrived in New York in 1740

Loughry Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Loughry, who arrived in New York, NY in 1812 1
Micha Loughry, who landed in New York, NY in 1812 1
James Loughry, who landed in New York in 1835 1
Patrick Loughry, aged 23, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1840 1
Eneas Loughry, aged 33, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1840 1

Loughry migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loughry Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

William Loughry, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Madawaska" in 1833

Contemporary Notables of the name Loughry (post 1700) +

Major-General Howard Kendall Loughry (1882-1965), American Chief of Finance, War Department (1940-1945) 2
Allen H. Loughry, American author jurist, and academic
Amer W. Loughry, American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Tucker County Democratic Party, 1969-70 3
Allen Loughry, American Republican politician, Judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals; Elected 2012 3
Peter de Loughry (1868-1931), Irish politician

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)
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, April 2) Howard Loughry. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Loughry/Howard_Kendall/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html