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O'leary Name Meaning

Irish (Munster): Americanized form of Ó Laoghaire ‘descendant of Laoghaire’, a byname originally meaning ‘keeper of the calves’, from laogh ‘calf’. This was the name of a 5th-century king of Ireland.

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


Similar surnames: Leary, O'berry, O'hearn, Cleary, O'barr, Geary, O'hara, O'gara, O'dea

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Between 1986 and 2004, in the United States, O'leary life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1992, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for O'leary in 1986 was 63, and 68 in 2004.

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