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O'riley Family History

O'riley Surname Meaning

Irish: variant spelling O’Reilly.

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


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You can see how O'riley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'riley family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most O'riley families were found in USA in 1880. In 1881 there were 9 O'riley families living in Lanarkshire. This was about 82% of all the recorded O'riley's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of O'riley families in 1881.
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What is the average O'riley lifespan?

Between 1992 and 2004, in the United States, O'riley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for O'riley in 1992 was 58, and 74 in 2004.

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