Holohan

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

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

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.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Frank Holohan (born 1957), Irish hurler
 * John Holohan (hurler) (1891–1947), Irish hurler
 * Lenny Holohan (born 1985), Irish camogie player
 * Owen Holohan, Irish hurler
 * Patrick Holohan (born 1988), Irish mixed martial artist
 * Pete Holohan (born 1959), American football player
 * Richard Holohan (1882–1954), Irish politician
 * Tony Holohan, Irish public health physician