Oshaughnessy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 3
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 17
Dorset 0
Durham 15
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 94
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 39
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 4
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 12

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 2
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Oshaughnessy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Oshaughnessy family

Profession Census Frequency
School 16
At School 3
Boiler Sealer Ship 3
Dock Labourer 3
French Polisher 2
At Home 2
Grocer Assistant 2
Scholar 2
Towel Weaver 2
Laundress 2
Dressmaker 2
Apprentice 1
Aprentice 1
Assistant School Master 1
Bookkeeper 1
Brick Setter 1
Bricksetters Labourer 1
Cap Maker 1
Chemical Works Labourer 1
Pit Coy Pouy Dubine 1
Ropers Cow Fold Mills Woolen Sorter 1
Shoemaker 1
Catholic Priest 1
Servant 1
Storekeeper 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Oshaughnessy

Name Census Frequency
John Oshaughnessy 19
Mary Oshaughnessy 18
Ellen Oshaughnessy 12
Patrick Oshaughnessy 12
Catherine Oshaughnessy 9
Elizabeth Oshaughnessy 9
William Oshaughnessy 9
James Oshaughnessy 8
Margaret Oshaughnessy 8
Edith Oshaughnessy 7
Edward Oshaughnessy 7
Michael Oshaughnessy 7
Thomas Oshaughnessy 7
Annie Oshaughnessy 5
Jane Oshaughnessy 5
Joseph Oshaughnessy 5
Francis Oshaughnessy 4
Richard Oshaughnessy 4
Robert Oshaughnessy 4
Sarah Oshaughnessy 4
Agnes Oshaughnessy 3
Arthur Oshaughnessy 3
Lawrence Oshaughnessy 3
Harriet Oshaughnessy 2
Jessey Oshaughnessy 2

Oshaughnessy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shaughnessy 92% 2,792
2 Oshaughnessy 100% 259
3 Shaughnessey 83% 129

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The surname Oshaughnessy is the 2nd most popular variant of Shaughnessy.

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