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O'bannon Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Banáin ‘descendant of Banán’, a personal name representing a diminutive of ban ‘white’ (see Bannon).

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


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Between 1996 and 2003, in the United States, O'bannon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for O'bannon in 1996 was 50, and 56 in 2003.

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