O'Hea Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

O'Hea Surname Definition:

Ó hAodha The name of a sept of the Corca Laoidhe where it is very seldom anglicized Hayes. IF 176; Map Cork; Plate XV

O'Hea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2351:20,0382,077
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
England1101:506,52832,143
Australia531:509,35338,491
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1671:26,5262,822
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

O'Hea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hAodha The name of a sept of the Corca Laoidhe where it is very seldom anglicized Hayes. IF 176; Map Cork; Plate XV

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

An ancient family of the county of Cork, whose chief residence was Aghcinilly castle, on a territory called from them Pobble-O'Hea. D'Alton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'Hea Last Name Facts

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

O'Hea is carried by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

O'Hea is the 547,713th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,478,675 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of O'Hea live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The surname O'Hea is most widely held in Ireland, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 20,038. In Ireland it is mostly found in: Munster, where 76 percent are found, Leinster, where 23 percent are found and Ulster, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Ireland this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

O'Hea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Hea has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the O'Hea surname rose 141 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it rose 254 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 379 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Hea Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

O'Hea earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 88.95% more than the national average, earning $81,529 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Head912/
O'Heath834/
O'Hay809/
O'Hee804/
O'Hey802/
Oheah801/
O'Haj801/
O'Hep801/
O'Hei801/
Ojhea801/
Ohe751,215/
Hea75570/
Oea7541/
O'A7530/
O'E7518/
Oheath7317/
Oheads736/
O'Hess733/
O'Hays733/
O'Hoey731/
O'East731/
O'Eads731/
O'Hehr731/
Ojha67262,990/
Head6760,714/
Heap679,790/
Ohia675,539/
Ohaj672,528/
Heya672,093/
Heah671,773/
Ouha671,387/
Ohai671,258/
Goea671,032/
Hohe67955/
Ohya67612/
Heha67611/
Heia67383/
Ohay67334/
Ohej67310/
Heas67269/
Ohei67179/
Hoea67154/
Heat67141/
Oľha67130/
Heja67114/
Ohye67114/
Haea67110/
Ohwe67100/
Ohie6782/
Ohge6775/
Heay6749/
Heua6749/
Ohja6741/
Heai6741/
Heđa6739/
Oiha6735/
Ohey6733/
Ojhe6730/
Oheh6726/
Ohha6719/
Oihe6711/
Oe'e675/
Heea675/
Heaa675/
Heae674/
O'Oe674/
Ohje674/
Hiea674/
Ho'a673/
Oyhe673/
Oĺha672/
Ooea672/
Heaş672/
O'Ai672/
He'a672/
O'Heher671/
O'Au671/
O'Haist671/
Uohe671/
Oeia671/
Oohe671/
Oheu671/
Heaz671/
E'Ea671/
D'Ha671/
Oa'a671/
O'Oa671/

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