O'Grady Surname
Approximately 20,366 people bear this surname
O'Grady Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Irish O’Gráda = Descendant of Gráda [v. O’-, and Grady]
O'Grady Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6,523 | 1:722 | 123 |
| England | 4,256 | 1:13,092 | 1,931 |
| Australia | 3,207 | 1:8,418 | 1,255 |
| United States | 3,059 | 1:118,489 | 12,728 |
| Canada | 2,262 | 1:16,289 | 2,358 |
| New Zealand | 410 | 1:11,045 | 1,931 |
| Wales | 203 | 1:15,244 | 1,663 |
| Northern Ireland | 187 | 1:9,867 | 1,574 |
| Scotland | 145 | 1:36,923 | 3,561 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:4,291 | 899 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,854 | 1:2,389 | 450 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 451 | 1:54,047 | 6,478 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:113,431 | 5,331 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,193 | 1:42,094 | 4,918 |
O'Grady Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) the Irish O’Gráda = Descendant of Gráda [v. O’-, and Grady]
Ó Grádaigh A Dalcassian sept, an important branch of which changed their name to Brady. The well known name Grady has to a large extent absorbed the rarer Gready, q.v. IF 165 etc; MIF 259; Map Clare and Lim
(Irish) Grandson of Grada (noble, illustrious).
“Son of Esteem” in Erse (Gradham).
In the genealogies of this family it is asserted, that they sprang from Conal-Eachluath, King of Munster in the fourth century. The sept were located first in co. Clare, and afterwards in co. Limerick.
O'Grady Demographics
O'Grady Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
O'Grady Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Grady Come From? nationality or country of origin
O'Grady is found most frequently in Ireland. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of O'Grady.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Grady? popularity and diffusion
O'Grady is the 26,427th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 357,829 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of O'Grady are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most frequent in Ireland, where it is carried by 6,523 people, or 1 in 722. In Ireland O'Grady is most frequent in: Leinster, where 37 percent reside, Munster, where 33 percent reside and Connaught, where 19 percent reside. Besides Ireland this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.
O'Grady Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of O'Grady has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the O'Grady last name expanded 352 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 944 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 256 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 4,060 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 439 percent between 1881 and 2014.
O'Grady Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
The amount O'Grady earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 63.94% more than the national average, earning $70,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.64% more than the national average, earning $52,484 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Gradey | 93 | 19 | / |
| O'Gready | 93 | 5 | / |
| O'Ggrady | 93 | 1 | / |
| O'Graddy | 93 | 0 | / |
| Ogrady | 92 | 8,698 | / |
| Ongrady | 86 | 27 | / |
| O'Grada | 86 | 17 | / |
| O'Grody | 86 | 6 | / |
| Oogrady | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ogradey | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ogradys | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ograddy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ogready | 86 | 2 | / |
| O'grade | 86 | 1 | / |
| O'Gradie | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ograda | 77 | 90 | / |
| Ogradi | 77 | 49 | / |
| Ogradă | 77 | 35 | / |
| Ogrody | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ogredy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ongrády | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ongradi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ogradie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Haugrady | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogreadie | 67 | 0 | / |
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O'Grady Reference & Research
Grady DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Grady FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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