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O%27beirne Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Broin ‘descendant of Bran’ (see Byrne).

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


Similar surnames: O'byrne, O'brien, Byrne, O'berry, O'hearn, O'regan, Beirne, Berne

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You can see how O%27beirne families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27beirne family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most O%27beirne families were found in USA in 1880. In 1881 there were 11 O%27beirne families living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded O%27beirne's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of O%27beirne families in 1881.
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Between 1995 and 2000, in the United States, O%27beirne life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for O%27beirne in 1995 was 82, and 12 in 2000.

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