View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name O'Meara Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname O'Meara is found most in Ireland. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Meara? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 45,959^th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 646,116 people. The last name O'Meara is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of O'Meara are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles. O'Meara is also the 2,694,839^th most widely held first name globally It is held by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is carried by 4,029 people, or 1 in 1,169. In Ireland O'Meara is mostly concentrated in: Munster, where 48 percent live, Leinster, where 38 percent live and Connaught, where 4 percent live. Beside Ireland this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

O'Meara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of O'Meara has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the O'Meara last name rose 433 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it rose 379 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,621 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,020 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Meara Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the O'Meara last name is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

The amount O'Meara earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 71.17% more than the national average, earning $73,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $52,008 CAD per year.