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O'flaherty Name Meaning

Irish (Connacht): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithbheartaigh ‘descendant of Flaithbheartach’ (see Flaherty).

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


Similar surnames: Flaherty, Faherty, O'doherty, Lafferty, Cloherty, O'haver, O'berry

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You can see how O'flaherty families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'flaherty family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most O'flaherty families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 31 O'flaherty families living in Missouri. This was about 19% of all the recorded O'flaherty's in USA. Missouri and 1 other state had the highest population of O'flaherty families in 1880.
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What is the average O'flaherty lifespan?

Between 1991 and 2003, in the United States, O'flaherty life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for O'flaherty in 1991 was 52, and 49 in 2003.

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