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O%27flanagan Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flannagáin ‘descendant of Flannagán’ (see Flanagan).

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


Similar surnames: Flanagan, Lanigan, O'flynn, O'hagan, Langan, Callanan, O'fallon

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You can see how O%27flanagan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27flanagan family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1891. The most O%27flanagan families were found in USA in 1880. In 1881 there were 2 O%27flanagan families living in Lanarkshire. This was 100% of all the recorded O%27flanagan's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of O%27flanagan families in 1881.
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Average O%27flanagan life expectancy in 2001 was 71 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 74.

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