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O'flanagan Family History

O'flanagan Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flannagáin ‘descendant of Flannagán’ (see Flanagan).

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


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You can see how O'flanagan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'flanagan family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1891. The most O'flanagan families were found in USA in 1880. In 1881 there were 2 O'flanagan families living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded O'flanagan's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of O'flanagan families in 1881.
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Average O'flanagan life expectancy in 2001 was 71 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 74.

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