O'Gorman Surname

44,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Gorman Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O’Gormain = Descendant of Gorman [v. O’-, and Gorman]

O'Gorman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5,5221:853157
England2,5691:21,6893,041
United States1,1071:327,42529,737
Australia9841:27,4353,725
Canada7931:46,4645,701
New Zealand1901:23,8334,174
Northern Ireland1841:10,0271,593
Wales1671:18,5301,992
Argentina1641:260,63121,036
Scotland1011:53,0084,503
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France31:22,140,907385,998
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1771:3,764670
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4541:110,61411,006

O'Gorman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O’Gormain = Descendant of Gorman [v. O’-, and Gorman]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

O'Gorman Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Gorman occurs most in Ireland. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 44,389th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 622,974 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of O'Gorman live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 5,522 people, or 1 in 853. In Ireland O'Gorman is primarily found in: Leinster, where 43 percent live, Munster, where 41 percent live and Ulster, where 6 percent live. Barring Ireland it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

O'Gorman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Gorman has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the O'Gorman last name rose 469 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 2,007 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 244 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 8,350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,443 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Gorman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the O'Gorman last name is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

The amount O'Gorman earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 54.18% more than the national average, earning $66,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning $53,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Gormain942/
Ogorman932,864/
O'Gormon882/
Ogourman882/
Oigorman882/
Ogormang881/
Oïgorman881/
Ogormain881/
O'Garman880/
Ogarman801/
Ogormon801/
Hagorman750/
Hogarman750/
Agarman671/
Ogarmen670/
Hagarman63249/
Aghormen6311/
Agarmann631/

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