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Flanahan Family History

Flanahan Surname Meaning

from Ó Flannagáin see Flanagan.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Flanahan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Flanahan family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Flanahan families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there was 1 Flanahan family living in Renfrewshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Flanahan's in Scotland. Renfrewshire had the highest population of Flanahan families in 1891.
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