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O'shea Surname Meaning

Irish (County Kerry): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Séaghdha ‘descendant of Séaghdha’, a byname meaning ‘fine’ or ‘fortunate’.

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


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Between 1992 and 2004, in the United States, O'shea life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for O'shea in 1992 was 51, and 66 in 2004.

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