Family name Houlihan (Houlihan 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Houlihan is characteristic of Ireland, where it is quite a common surname, Australia, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
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michael b. houlihan politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1874) |
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| patrick houlihan Irish politician (b. 1889) |
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| jim houlihan Irish hurler, IE (b. 1898) |
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| john c. houlihan American politician, US (b. 1910) |
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| joseph brendan houlihan Roman Catholic bishop, IE (b. 1911) |
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| john j. houlihan American politician and businessman, US (b. 1923) |
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| con houlihan Irish sportswriter, IE (b. 1925) |
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| pat houlihan British snooker player (1929-2006), GB (b. 1929) |
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shelby houlihan American middle- and long-distance runner, US (b. 1993) |
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| barrie houlihan (b. 1950) |
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| mike houlihan Irish hurler, IE (b. 1969) |
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| damian houlihan Australian rules footballer (b. 1975) |
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| adam houlihan Australian rules footballer (b. 1978) |
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| james houlihan American politician, US |
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| john houlihan college basketball player (1966–1966) Creighton |
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