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O'herron Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEaráin ‘descendant of Earán’ (see Herron 2). The name O’Herron is no longer found in Ireland.

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


Similar surnames: O'hearn, Herron, Heron, Harron, O'berry, O'hanlon, Hernon, Ferron

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You can see how O'herron families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'herron family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most O'herron families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 15 O'herron families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 15% of all the recorded O'herron's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of O'herron families in 1880.
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