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O'donovan Family History

O'donovan Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donndubháin ‘descendant of Donndubhán’ (see Donovan).

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


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You can see how O'donovan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'donovan family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1901. The most O'donovan families were found in USA in 1880. In 1881 there were 2 O'donovan families living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded O'donovan's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of O'donovan families in 1881.
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