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O%27fallon Name Meaning

Irish (Leinster and Connacht): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fallamhain ‘descendant of Fallamhan’ (see Fallon).

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


Similar surnames: Fallon, O'flynn, O'hanlon, O'halloran, O'bannon, O'malley, O'banion

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You can see how O%27fallon families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27fallon family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1911. The most O%27fallon families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 44 O%27fallon families living in Missouri. This was about 64% of all the recorded O%27fallon's in USA. Missouri had the highest population of O%27fallon families in 1880.
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Average O%27fallon life expectancy in 2004 was 56 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 74.

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