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O%27donoghue Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnchadha ‘descendant of Donnchadh’ (see Donahue).

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


Similar surnames: Donahue, O'donovan, Mcdonough, O'toole, Minogue, O'donnell, O'donohue

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Between 1997 and 2002, in the United States, O%27donoghue life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for O%27donoghue in 1997 was 83, and 53 in 2002.

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