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O%27melia Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Máille (see O’Malley).

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


Similar surnames: O'mara, O'dea, O'kelly, Melia, O'maley, O'meara, Meara, Cornelia

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You can see how O%27melia families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27melia family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most O%27melia families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 37 O%27melia families living in New York. This was about 33% of all the recorded O%27melia's in USA. New York had the highest population of O%27melia families in 1880.
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Average O%27melia life expectancy in 2003 was 62 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 74.

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