Surname

O'Shaughnessy

O'Shaughnessy is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

O'Shaughnessy comes from Irish.

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How it developed

From Irish Ó Seachnasaigh.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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