Luan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland
England

Etymology of Luan

What does the name Luan mean?

The surname Luan is an Anglicization of the Gaelic name Ó Luain. Lambe is a very popular variant of Loane, especially among the scattered Ó Luain sept of Limerick. The name Lambe also came to Ireland through Cromwellian and other settlers from England. 1

Early Origins of the Luan family

The surname Luan was first found in County Limerick, and in the ancient territory of Oriel, the two places in which two separate septs of the same name existed. The chiefs of the Ó Luain sept of Limerick were lords of Deisbeg, but were dispersed throughout Munster after the Anglo-Norman invasion. The Ó Luain sept of Oriel in the north were scattered as well.

Early History of the Luan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Luan research. Another 20 words (1 lines of text) covering the years 1852 and 1853 are included under the topic Early Luan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Luan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loane, Loan, O'Loane, O'Loan, O'Lowan, O'Luan, Lambe and many more.

Early Notables of the Luan family

Notable among the family name at this time was Lieutenant George H. Lamb, who left a diary of his exploits during his service with the army in Ireland...
Another 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Luan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Luan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Luan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gertrudis Luan, who arrived in Texas in 1835 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Luan (post 1700) +

Luan Parle, Irish singer and songwriter, awarded Meteor Award Best Irish Female(2007), Irish Tatler Award Women Of The Year Music(2007) and The Big Buzz Awards Most Stylish Female(2008)

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
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)