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O'shields Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Siaghail (modern Irish Ó Siáil) ‘descendant of Siadhal’, a well-attested personal name of unknown derivation.

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


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Between 1984 and 2000, in the United States, O'shields life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for O'shields in 1984 was 35, and 26 in 2000.

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