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O'brion Name Meaning

Irish: variant spelling of O’Brien.

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


Similar surnames: O'brian, O'bryon, O'bryan, O'briant, Brien, O'brien, Brian, O'quin

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Where is the O'brion family from?

You can see how O'brion families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'brion family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most O'brion families were found in USA in 1880. In 1851 there were 2 O'brion families living in Midlothian. This was 100% of all the recorded O'brion's in Scotland. Midlothian had the highest population of O'brion families in 1851.
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There are 778 military records available for the last name O'brion. For the veterans among your O'brion ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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