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O%27hair Name Meaning

Irish (Ulster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÍr (see Hare).

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


Similar surnames: O'hare, O'haver, O'hara, O'barr, O'mara, Mcnair, O'haire, Hair

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You can see how O%27hair families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27hair family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most O%27hair families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 34 O%27hair families living in Iowa. This was about 22% of all the recorded O%27hair's in USA. Iowa had the highest population of O%27hair families in 1880.
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Average O%27hair life expectancy in 2004 was 32 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 74.

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