O shield Family History

O shield Surname Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

Similar surnames: Shield, Shields, Hosfield, Deshields, Ashfield, O'shields, Schield, Shiel, Shiels, Shiell

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Where is the O shield family from?

You can see how O shield families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O shield family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most O shield families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 8 O shield families living in Arkansas. This was 100% of all the recorded O shield's in USA. Arkansas had the highest population of O shield families in 1880.

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There are 3K census records available for the last name O shield. Like a window into their day-to-day life, O shield census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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There are 642 immigration records available for the last name O shield. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Australia, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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