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O'hearn Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEachthighearna ‘descendant of Eachthighearna’ (see Hearn). The surname O’Hearn is no longer found in Ireland.

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


Similar surnames: O'herron, Hearn, O'dean, O'hare, O'hara, O'hern, O'leary, O'regan

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You can see how O'hearn families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'hearn family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most O'hearn families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 314 O'hearn families living in Massachusetts. This was about 40% of all the recorded O'hearn's in USA. Massachusetts had the highest population of O'hearn families in 1880.
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Between 1999 and 2002, in the United States, O'hearn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for O'hearn in 1999 was 46, and 65 in 2002.

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