O'Gara Surname
Approximately 2,451 people bear this surname
O'Gara Surname Definition:
Ó Gadhra Akin to the O'Haras in Leyney. IF 155; Map Mayo-Sligo; Plate XII
O'Gara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 893 | 1:5,273 | 847 |
| England | 670 | 1:83,161 | 9,176 |
| United States | 663 | 1:546,695 | 45,249 |
| Northern Ireland | 131 | 1:14,084 | 1,969 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 428 | 1:10,350 | 1,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 105 | 1:232,146 | 17,394 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 227 | 1:221,228 | 18,802 |
O'Gara Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Gadhra Akin to the O'Haras in Leyney. IF 155; Map Mayo-Sligo; Plate XII
(Celtic) the Irish O'Gadhra = Descendant of Gadhar, i.e. the Hound [v. O’-, and + the genit. of gadhar (dh mute), a hound]
The ancient territorial lords of Moy-O'Gara and Coolavin, co. Sligo. The first recorded ancestor seems to be Roderic O'Gara, who died in 1056. D'Alton.
O'Gara Demographics
Average Male O'Gara Height
174.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
O'Gara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Gara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name O'Gara occurs more in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Gara? popularity and diffusion
The surname O'Gara is the 174,925th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,973,295 people. The last name O'Gara occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of O'Gara live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.
The last name O'Gara is most frequently held in Ireland, where it is borne by 893 people, or 1 in 5,273. In Ireland it is mostly concentrated in: Connaught, where 40 percent live, Ulster, where 29 percent live and Leinster, where 27 percent live. Excluding Ireland this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 27 percent live.
O'Gara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of O'Gara has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name grew 209 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 638 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 292 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.
O'Gara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the O'Gara surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
O'Gara earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.83% more than the national average, earning $59,905 USD per year.
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O'Gara Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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