The surname Laughlin () is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Lochlainn meaning "descendant of Lochlann".

Surname Ben Laughlin (disambiguation) Bill Laughlin (1915–1993), American professional basketball player Billy Laughlin (1932–1948), American child actor Charles Laughlin (born 1938), American neuroanthropologist Craig Laughlin (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player Don Laughlin (1931–2023), American casino entrepreneur Edward E. Laughlin (1887–1952), American lawyer and politician Harry H. Laughlin (1880–1943), American eugenicist Homer Laughlin (1843–1913), American businessman and potter James Laughlin (1914–1997), American poet James Laughlin (industrialist) (1806–1882), American banker and financier James Laurence Laughlin (1850–1933), American economist John Laughlin (disambiguation) Nicholas Laughlin (born 1975), Trinidadian editor and writer Robert B. Laughlin (born 1950), American physicist Simon Laughlin, British neurobiologist, on the Committee of the Rank Prize for Optoelectronics Tom Laughlin (1931–2013), American actor Tom Laughlin (born 1971), American professional wrestler better known as Tommy Dreamer William S. Laughlin (1919–2001), American anthropologist Zoe Laughlin, British artist, maker and materials engineer

Given name Laughlin Phillips (1924–2010), American museum director

See also McLaughlin (surname) Laughlin Peak

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