# Oday (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/oday/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,688 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,878 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 83,716 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.7% (3,713 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُدَي (ʕuday).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Oday in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Oday in the United States.

## People named Oday

- Anita O'Day, American jazz singer (1919–2006)
- Aubrey O'Day, American singer and reality television personality
- Molly O'Day, American actress (1909–1998)
- Darren O'Day, American college baseball player, professional baseball player, pitcher
- Nell O'Day, actress (1909-1989)
- Alan O'Day, American male singer-songwriter (1940-2013)

## Similar surnames

O'Dea, Oda, Oddy, Ott, Otto, Otte, Oddo, Otey, Ota, Odeh, Ode.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.