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O%27gorman Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gormáin ‘descendant of Gormán’ (see Gorman).

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


Similar surnames: Gorman, O'riordan, O'gara, Mcdorman, O'ryan, Norman, Garman, Sugarman

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You can see how O%27gorman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27gorman family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most O%27gorman families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 9 O%27gorman families living in Ontario. This was about 82% of all the recorded O%27gorman's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of O%27gorman families in 1911.
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Between 1997 and 2003, in the United States, O%27gorman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for O%27gorman in 1997 was 93, and 57 in 2003.

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