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O'donnel Name Meaning

Irish: variant spelling of O’Donnell.

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


Similar surnames: Mcdonnel, O'conner, O'daniel, O'donnell, O'donald, Mcdonel, Mcdoniel

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You can see how O'donnel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'donnel family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most O'donnel families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there was 1 O'donnel family living in Durham. This was 100% of all the recorded O'donnel's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of O'donnel families in 1891.
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