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O%27reilly Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Raghailligh ‘descendant of Raghailleach’, Old Irish Roghallach, a personal name of unexplained etymology. This is the name of a chieftain family in County Cavan, related to the O’Rourkes.

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


Similar surnames: Reilly, O'neill, O'kelly, O'kelley, Crilly, O'berry, Reidy, O'regan

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You can see how O%27reilly families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27reilly family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most O%27reilly families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 5 O%27reilly families living in Quebec. This was about 63% of all the recorded O%27reilly's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of O%27reilly families in 1911.
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Between 1992 and 2004, in the United States, O%27reilly life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for O%27reilly in 1992 was 60, and 51 in 2004.

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