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O%27dowd Name Meaning

Irish (Connacht and Ulster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhda ‘descendant of Dubhda’ (see Dowd).

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


Similar surnames: Dowd, O'dea, Ormond, O'dean, O'day, Dodd, Bow, Dowie, Mcdow, Dowdy

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