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O'dwyer Family History

O'dwyer Surname Meaning

Southern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhuidhir ‘descendant of Duibhuidhir’ (see Dwyer).

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


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You can see how O'dwyer families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'dwyer family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1871 and 1891. The most O'dwyer families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there was 1 O'dwyer family living in London. This was 100% of all the recorded O'dwyer's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of O'dwyer families in 1891.
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Between 2000 and 2004, in the United States, O'dwyer life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for O'dwyer in 2000 was 3, and 72 in 2004.

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