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Houlihan
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houlihan
English
Alternative forms
en Holahan Holihan Holohan Hoolahan Hoolihan Houlahan Hulahan Hulihan Hoolan
Etymology
en :der ga:Ó hUallacháin<t:descendant of Uallachán><ety:af<Ó><Uallachán<ety:der<uallach<t:proud, arrogant>>>>>
Anglicized form of en ga Ó hUallacháin descendant of Uallachán, a personal name derived from a diminutive of ga uallach proud, arrogant.
Proper noun
s
en Irish.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Houlihan is the 8365th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3958 individuals. Houlihan is most common among White (94.57%) individuals.
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