O'Garra Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

O'Garra Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O'Gadhra = Descendant of Gadhar, i.e. the Hound [v. O’-, and + the genit. of gadhar (dh mute), a hound]

O'Garra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Wales51:618,90625,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

O'Garra Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O'Gadhra = Descendant of Gadhar, i.e. the Hound [v. O’-, and + the genit. of gadhar (dh mute), a hound]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

O'Garra Last Name Facts

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

The last name O'Garra is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname O'Garra is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of O'Garra are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England O'Garra is most common in: Cheshire, where 27 percent live, West Sussex, where 20 percent live and West Midlands, where 16 percent live. Aside from England this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

O'Garra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Garra has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the O'Garra surname expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Garra Last Name Statistics demography

O'Garra earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Gara922,451/
Ogarra9281/
O'Garro86897/
O'Harra86146/
O'Garza8614/
Ougarra861/
Ogarrah861/
O'Garry860/
Ogarrat860/
Ogara835,140/
Oarra834/
O'Harrah8011/
O'Garaux801/
O'Hairra801/
O'Garrie800/
O'Hara7731,628/
Oigara771,373/
Ogarro77752/
Oharra77639/
Ongara77558/
Oghara77544/
Agarra7782/
Ogarah7782/
Gogara7756/
O'Garo7742/
Ogaray7715/
Ogaras7714/
Ogarai7712/
O'Gary7711/
Ouarra779/
Ogarza775/
Ougara775/
Ogaraa775/
Hogara774/
Oogara773/
Egarra772/
Hoarra772/
Ogarau772/
O'Gora771/
Ogaira771/
Ogarri771/
Gaorra771/
O'Eara770/
O'Gare770/
Ogarry770/
Ogahra770/
Goarra770/
O'Garrett754/
Oara73461/
Ogarrio711,150/
Ouarrad71665/
Oogarah71278/
Agarrat71210/
Onggara71206/
Gagarra71201/
Agarrad71136/
O'Garey7165/
Oharrah7146/
Ogahara7143/
Gogarai7135/
O'Harro7130/
Ogaraya7121/
Gougara7112/
Hongara7110/
Houarra7110/
Ouarrat719/
O'Heara718/
Ogharay717/
Agarrah716/
Ong'ara716/
Onkgara715/
Ougarri714/
Gogaraj714/
Ongarai714/
Oaharra714/
Angarra712/
O'Harah711/
Ogarroo711/
O'Hahra711/
O'Haras711/
Hogarat711/
Goggara711/
Uogaray711/
Ogarrey711/
Ongaray711/
Hogarap711/
Hoarrau711/
Onghara711/
Ouarrah711/
O'Gorro711/
Gaourra711/
Aggarra711/
Asgarra711/
O'Ngare711/
On'garo711/
Ouarras711/
Ougarah711/
Oharray710/
Oharrai710/
Hogaras710/
Ohara67167,121/
Agara677,750/
Ogaro672,992/
Ogari672,169/
Ogera671,237/
Ogora67928/
Ogare67528/
Egara67472/
Ouarrach67283/
Hoara67256/
Ouara67228/
Oarza67181/
Gojgarea67105/
Honggara6792/
Goara6738/
Ogary6732/
Gaora6730/
Agarratt6728/
Oaira6715/
Oarha678/
Oaras674/
Oarai673/
Oatra672/
Aorra672/
Oarah672/
Oarea671/
Ouattrra671/
Hoarreau671/
Agarradd671/
Oaara671/
Ouaharra671/
Hogarrio671/
Ongareau671/
Ouarrass671/
Ogarjova671/
Oarau671/
O'Harrod671/
O'Ora671/
Gagarrai671/
Oaray671/

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