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O'riordan Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ríoghbhárdáin ‘descendant of Ríoghbhárdán’ (see Riordan). This family is probably descended from Ríoghbhardán Ó Cearbhaill, who fell in battle in 1058.

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


Similar surnames: Riordan, O'gorman, Lordan, O'regan, O'ryan, Corcoran, Gordon, Prior

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Average O'riordan life expectancy in 1993 was 35 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 73.

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