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O'byrne Family History

O'byrne Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Broin (see Byrne).

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


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You can see how O'byrne families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'byrne family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most O'byrne families were found in USA in 1880. In 1861 there were 7 O'byrne families living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded O'byrne's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of O'byrne families in 1861.
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