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O%27bryan Name Meaning

Irish: variant spelling of O’Brien.

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


Similar surnames: O'brian, O'bryant, O'bryon, O'brion, O'briant, O'ryan, Bryan, Brian

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You can see how O%27bryan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27bryan family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most O%27bryan families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 134 O%27bryan families living in Kentucky. This was about 17% of all the recorded O%27bryan's in USA. Kentucky had the highest population of O%27bryan families in 1880.
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Between 1987 and 2004, in the United States, O%27bryan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for O%27bryan in 1987 was 85, and 63 in 2004.

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