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O%27shields Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Siaghail (modern Irish Ó Siáil) ‘descendant of Siadhal’, a well-attested personal name of unknown derivation.

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


Similar surnames: Shields, Shield, O'shea, Deshields, Oshel, Michiels, Ohnemus, Hils

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You can see how O%27shields families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27shields family name was found in the USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 33 O%27shields families living in South Carolina. This was about 61% of all the recorded O%27shields's in USA. South Carolina had the highest population of O%27shields families in 1880.
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Between 1984 and 2000, in the United States, O%27shields life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for O%27shields in 1984 was 35, and 26 in 2000.

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