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O%27hearn Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEachthighearna ‘descendant of Eachthighearna’ (see Hearn). The surname O’Hearn is no longer found in Ireland.

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


Similar surnames: O'herron, Hearn, O'dean, O'hare, O'hara, O'hern, O'leary, O'regan

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