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O%27donnel Name Meaning

Irish: variant spelling of O’Donnell.

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


Similar surnames: Mcdonnel, O'conner, O'daniel, O'donnell, O'donald, Mcdonel, Mcdoniel

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You can see how O%27donnel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27donnel family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most O%27donnel families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 169 O%27donnel families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 17% of all the recorded O%27donnel's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of O%27donnel families in 1880.
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