Lihou is also a common family name on Guernsey, with records suggesting that the name has been in use in the Channel Islands since at least the eighteenth century, including Royal Navy Captain John Lihou, who discovered and named the Australian Port Lihou Island and Lihou Reef.
Lihou tamén é un apelido común en Guernesey, con rexistros que suxiren que o nome estivo en uso nas Illas da Canle, polo menos desde o século XVIII, incluíndo o capitán da Royal Navy John Lihou, que descubriu e nomeou os australianos Port Lihou Island e Lihou Reef.