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O%27driscoll Name Meaning

Irish (western Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEidirsceóil ‘descendant of the messenger’ (see Driscoll).

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


Similar surnames: Driscoll, O'carroll, O'donnell, O'neill, Driskill, Driskell, Drisko

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Between 1991 and 2001, in the United States, O%27driscoll life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1991, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for O%27driscoll in 1991 was 26, and 44 in 2001.

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