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O%27banion Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Banáin (see O’Bannon).

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


Similar surnames: O'bannon, O'hanlon, Bannon, O'brien, O'fallon, Mcgannon, Shannon

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You can see how O%27banion families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27banion family name was found in the USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 50 O%27banion families living in Kentucky. This was about 37% of all the recorded O%27banion's in USA. Kentucky had the highest population of O%27banion families in 1880.
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Between 1993 and 2003, in the United States, O%27banion life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1996, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for O%27banion in 1993 was 46, and 51 in 2003.

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