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O%27quinn Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Coinn ‘descendant of Conn’, a byname meaning ‘head’, ‘sense’, or ‘reason’.

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


Similar surnames: Quinn, Mcquinn, O'brien, O'flynn, Mcqueen, O'regan, Quain, O'quin

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You can see how O%27quinn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27quinn family name was found in the USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 39 O%27quinn families living in Georgia. This was about 33% of all the recorded O%27quinn's in USA. Georgia had the highest population of O%27quinn families in 1880.
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Between 1986 and 2004, in the United States, O%27quinn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for O%27quinn in 1986 was 66, and 60 in 2004.

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