O'Dalaigh Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Dalaigh Surname User-submission:

From the Latin, dail, meaning 'assembly'. The root of the name and all its derivatives can be traced back to the single meaning of 'one that gathers at assemblies'. The earliest ancestors with the surname O'Dalaigh were often poets and/or scholars and were present in the courts of many high lords.

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O'Dalaigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:109,5105,657
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404

The alternate forms: O'Dálaigh (3) & Ó'dálaigh (1) are calculated separately.

O'Dalaigh Surname Meaning

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From the Latin, dail, meaning 'assembly'. The root of the name and all its derivatives can be traced back to the single meaning of 'one that gathers at assemblies'. The earliest ancestors with the surname O'Dalaigh were often poets and/or scholars and were present in the courts of many high lords.

- kndaley

O'Dalaigh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Dalaigh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Dalaigh is borne by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: O'Dálaigh or Ó'dálaigh. For other possible spellings of O'Dalaigh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Dalaigh? popularity and diffusion

O'Dalaigh is the 2,944,094th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. O'Dalaigh is primarily found in Europe, where 107 percent of O'Dalaigh live; 107 percent live in Northern Europe and 107 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in Ireland, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 109,510. In Ireland O'Dalaigh is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 67 percent live, Munster, where 30 percent live and Ulster, where 2 percent live. Beside Ireland it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

O'Dalaigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Dalaigh has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the O'Dalaigh surname increased 860 percent between 1901 and 2014.

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