The Odonnell Family History

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The Odonnell Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Odonnell
1841 Census 40
1851 Census 112
1861 Census 316
1871 Census 263
1891 Census 379

Most Frequent Forenames for the Odonnell Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
MARY Odonnell 5 13 32 15 27
JOHN Odonnell 6 13 20 22 23
JAMES Odonnell 6 7 13 22 20
CATHERINE Odonnell 2 5 16 11 13
THOMAS Odonnell 3 2 12 14 16
MICHAEL Odonnell 1 4 14 18 8
ELLEN Odonnell 1 8 16 7 11
PATRICK Odonnell 2 7 14 5 14
BRIDGET Odonnell 2 6 14 7 8
ANN Odonnell 2 4 14 7 5
JANE Odonnell 1 1 1 4 4
DANIEL Odonnell 1 1 3 2 2
ELIZA Odonnell 1 1 3 1 3
ADA Odonnell 0 0 0 0 3
AGNES Odonnell 0 0 0 1 5
ALEXANDER Odonnell 0 0 1 0 1
ALICE Odonnell 0 1 0 0 1
AMY BELL Odonnell 0 0 0 0 1
ANDREW Odonnell 0 0 1 1 1
ANDREW M Odonnell 0 0 0 0 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Odonnell

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