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O'meara Surname Meaning

Irish: variant of O’Mara.

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


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You can see how O'meara families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'meara family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most O'meara families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there was 1 O'meara family living in London. This was 100% of all the recorded O'meara's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of O'meara families in 1891.
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What is the average O'meara lifespan?

Between 1994 and 2003, in the United States, O'meara life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1996, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for O'meara in 1994 was 48, and 68 in 2003.

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