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O%27brian Name Meaning

Irish: variant spelling of O’Brien.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: O'brion, O'bryan, O'briant, Brian, O'bryant, O'bryon, O'brien, O'bar

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You can see how O%27brian families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27brian family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most O%27brian families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there was 1 O%27brian family living in Devon. This was about 50% of all the recorded O%27brian's in United Kingdom. Devon and 1 other county had the highest population of O%27brian families in 1891.
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Between 1998 and 2004, in the United States, O%27brian life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1998, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for O%27brian in 1998 was 53, and 82 in 2004.

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