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O%27brion Name Meaning

Irish: variant spelling of O’Brien.

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


Similar surnames: O'brian, O'bryon, O'bryan, O'briant, Brien, O'brien, Brian, O'quin

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You can see how O%27brion families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27brion family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most O%27brion families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 97 O%27brion families living in New York. This was about 26% of all the recorded O%27brion's in USA. New York had the highest population of O%27brion families in 1880.
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