O'shea Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

O'shea Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the O'shea family

Profession Census Frequency
School 88
At School 10
General Labourer 10
Dressmaker 7
Nil 6
School Teacher 5
Clerk 5
None 5
Domestic Servant 4
Errand Boy 4
General Servant (domestic) 4
Nurse (domestic) 4
Tailor (maker) 4
Boot Maker 3
Charwoman 3
House Keeper 3
Shorthand Typist 3
Tailor 3
Tailoress 3
Waistcoat Maker 3
Home 3
Cook (domestic) 3
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Army Pensioner 2
Family Housekeeper 2

O'shea Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Oshea 83% 1,673
2 O'shea 100% 938

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The surname O'shea is the 2nd most popular variant of Oshea.

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