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O%27bryant Name Meaning

Irish: variant of O’Brien.

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


Similar surnames: O'briant, O'bryan, O'brian, O'bryon, O'brion, Bryans, Briant, Ryant

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You can see how O%27bryant families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27bryant family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most O%27bryant families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 32 O%27bryant families living in Kentucky. This was about 21% of all the recorded O%27bryant's in USA. Kentucky had the highest population of O%27bryant families in 1880.
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Between 1998 and 2004, in the United States, O%27bryant life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for O%27bryant in 1998 was 68, and 81 in 2004.

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