The surname O'Gara
An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,849 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex O260
Origin
Irish origin
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gadhra (“descendant of Gadhra”), a personal name derived from gadhar (“hound, mastiff”).
O'Gara is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
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 1,849 people named O'Gara in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 166,980 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,866.
Who is named O'Gara
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named O'Gara identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- White (not Hispanic) 95%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
- Two or more races 0.9%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Other Irish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname O'Gara come from?
- Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gadhra (“descendant of Gadhra”), a personal name derived from gadhar (“hound, mastiff”).
- How common is the surname O'Gara?
- 1,849 people in the United States had the surname O'Gara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,980 Americans. It ranked 15,763rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname O'Gara?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named O'Gara identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- What type of surname is O'Gara?
- O'Gara is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname O'Gara getting more or less common?
- Less common. 1,866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,849 in 2010, down 0.9%.