Holohan (Irish: Ó hUallacháin; feminine Ní Uallacháin) is a surname of Irish Gaelic origin, from the Irish uallach meaning "proud".[1]

A version of the family crest depicts two white lions holding up a golden tower.[2]

According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Holohans were one of the chiefly families of the Ui Failghe who in turn were a tribe from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC.[3]

Notable people with the surname include:

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  1. ^ Woulfe, Rev Patrick (1923). "Irish names and surnames – Ó hUallacháin". LibraryIreland. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ O'Laughlin, Michael C. (2002). The book of Irish families, great & small (3rd ed.). Irish Genealogical Foundation. p. 150. ISBN 9780940134096. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 78–83. ISBN 0899503624.