How common is the surname O'Dwyer?

1,427 people in the United States had the surname O'Dwyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 216,360 Americans. It ranked 19,075th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname O'Dwyer?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named O'Dwyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named O'Dwyer?

Michael Francis O'Dwyer, British colonial administrator.

Where is the surname O'Dwyer most common?

Wikidata records people named O'Dwyer in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname O'Dwyer getting more or less common?

More common. 1,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,427 in 2010, up 7.2%.

The surname O'Dwyer

An Irish surname, carried by 1,427 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). O'Dwyer is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

See Dwyer.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,427 people named O'Dwyer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 216,360 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,331.

#19,075

rank among US surnames

1,427

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+7.2%

change since 2000 (was #18,953)

Who is named O'Dwyer

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named O'Dwyer identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous O'Dwyers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Francis O'Dwyer
British colonial administrator, 1864–1940

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname O'Dwyer come from?: See Dwyer.
How common is the surname O'Dwyer?: 1,427 people in the United States had the surname O'Dwyer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 216,360 Americans. It ranked 19,075th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname O'Dwyer?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named O'Dwyer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named O'Dwyer?: Michael Francis O'Dwyer, British colonial administrator.
Where is the surname O'Dwyer most common?: Wikidata records people named O'Dwyer in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname O'Dwyer getting more or less common?: More common. 1,331 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,427 in 2010, up 7.2%.