Lochridge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
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Etymology of Lochridge

What does the name Lochridge mean?

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

Early Origins of the Lochridge family

The surname Lochridge 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 Lochridge family

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Lochridge 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 Lochridge family

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Migration of the Lochridge family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Owen Loughran, who was an 'enforced emigrant' from Ireland to America in 1738; Peter Loughran, who was recorded in Philadelphia in 1826; Jeremiah Loughry, who arrived in New York in 1740.

Contemporary Notables of the name Lochridge (post 1700) +

Charles Lochridge, American bridge player in the 1930s; he competed at the Springold national bridge championship in 1935
Tom Lochridge (1903-1985), American surveyor who laid out Rosharon, also known as "Buttermilk Station," Brazoria County, Texas