O'Driscoll Surname
Approximately 12,856 people bear this surname
O'Driscoll Surname Definition:
Ó hEidersceoil, the later form is Ó Drisceoil.
One of the principal Corca Laoidhe septs. Bibl; IF 129; Map Cork; Plate IX
O'Driscoll Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7,115 | 1:662 | 116 |
| England | 2,889 | 1:19,286 | 2,750 |
| Australia | 819 | 1:32,962 | 4,357 |
| Canada | 752 | 1:48,997 | 5,942 |
| United States | 661 | 1:548,349 | 45,358 |
| New Zealand | 224 | 1:20,216 | 3,553 |
| Wales | 154 | 1:20,094 | 2,123 |
| Scotland | 109 | 1:49,118 | 4,267 |
| Northern Ireland | 73 | 1:25,274 | 2,815 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,168 | 1:3,793 | 676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
O'Driscoll (14) may also be a first name.
O'Driscoll Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó hEidersceoil, the later form is Ó Drisceoil.
One of the principal Corca Laoidhe septs. Bibl; IF 129; Map Cork; Plate IX
(Celtic) the Irish O'h-Eidirsceoil = Descendant of Eidirsceol [v. O’-, and + the intervocalic insertion h, and v. Driscoll]
"The ancient sept of O'Driscoll or Hederiscoll were settled at Carberry, with Bear and Bantry, in the county of Cork. They also possessed the island of Cape Clear, the territory about the Bay of Baltimore, and part of Inveragh in Kerry. Within this ambit, they had castles in Dunashad and Dunalong near Baltimore, both of which were garrisoned by the Spaniards in the war of 1599; they had also a castle at Dunamore in Cape Clear island." D'Alton.
O'Driscoll Demographics
Average O'Driscoll Salary in
United States
$77,587 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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O'Driscoll Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Driscoll Come From? nationality or country of origin
O'Driscoll is found most frequently in Ireland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of O'Driscoll.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Driscoll? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,730th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 566,860 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of O'Driscoll live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles. O'Driscoll is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 14 people.
This surname is most common in Ireland, where it is carried by 7,115 people, or 1 in 662. In Ireland it is most frequent in: Munster, where 63 percent live, Leinster, where 24 percent live and Connaught, where 2 percent live. Beside Ireland this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
O'Driscoll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of O'Driscoll has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the O'Driscoll surname expanded 609 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 6,566 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 931 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 963 percent between 1881 and 2014.
O'Driscoll Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the O'Driscoll surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
The amount O'Driscoll earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 79.81% more than the national average, earning $77,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning $48,225 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odriscoll | 95 | 2,223 | / |
| O'Driscol | 95 | 36 | / |
| O'Drisscoll | 95 | 16 | / |
| O'Driscoill | 95 | 2 | / |
| O'Driscooll | 95 | 0 | / |
| O'Driescoll | 95 | 0 | / |
| O'Driscall | 90 | 4 | / |
| Odrisscoll | 90 | 1 | / |
| O'Drisscol | 90 | 1 | / |
| O'Driscoil | 90 | 1 | / |
| Odriscoill | 90 | 1 | / |
| O'Drescoll | 90 | 0 | / |
| Odriscol | 89 | 18 | / |
| O'Drioscall | 86 | 1 | / |
| O'Driscal | 84 | 1 | / |
| Adriscoll | 84 | 1 | / |
| Odriscall | 84 | 1 | / |
| O'Driscail | 80 | 1 | / |
| Odriscal | 78 | 0 | / |
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