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O'day Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh (see O’Dea).

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


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You can see how O'day families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'day family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most O'day families were found in USA in 1880. In 1861 there was 1 O'day family living in Perthshire. This was 100% of all the recorded O'day's in Scotland. Perthshire had the highest population of O'day families in 1861.
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Passenger Lists

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What is the average O'day lifespan?

Between 1993 and 2004, in the United States, O'day life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for O'day in 1993 was 19, and 62 in 2004.

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