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O%27dwyer Name Meaning

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

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


Similar surnames: Dwyer, O'haver, O'dea, Dyer, O'day, Lawyer, Payer, Wyer, Sawyer

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