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O'shea Name Meaning

Irish (County Kerry): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Séaghdha ‘descendant of Séaghdha’, a byname meaning ‘fine’ or ‘fortunate’.

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


Similar surnames: Shea, Mcshea, O'dea, Cashel, O'mara, Shera, Shean, Olsen, Osuna

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You can see how O'shea families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'shea family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most O'shea families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 181 O'shea families living in New York. This was about 27% of all the recorded O'shea's in USA. New York had the highest population of O'shea families in 1880.
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What is the average O'shea lifespan?

Between 1992 and 2004, in the United States, O'shea life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for O'shea in 1992 was 51, and 66 in 2004.

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