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    The surname O'Gorman

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,397 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex O265

    O'Gorman: #12,842 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer O'Gorman #12,842, 2,397 people O'Gorman: #12,842 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez O'Gorman #12,842, 2,397 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). O'Gorman is more common than 92.1% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gormáin (“descendant of Gormán”), a diminutive form of gorm (“dark blue; noble”). Compare Gorman.

    O'Gorman 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 2,397 people named O'Gorman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 128,805 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,390.

    #12,842
    rank among US surnames
    2,397
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.3%
    change since 2000 (was #11,994)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,833Vinci2,400128,644
    #12,835Digirolamo2,399128,698
    #12,837Perreira2,398128,751
    #12,842Bridgers2,397128,805
    #12,850Camilo2,396128,859

    Who is named O'Gorman

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

    94% of people named O'Gorman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous O'Gormans

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Aloysius O'Gorman
      American politician (1860–1943)
    • Camila O'Gorman
      Argentine socialite, 1825–1848

    Notable O'Gormans come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like O'Gorman

    O'Gorman has the Soundex code O265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O265.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname O'Gorman come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gormáin (“descendant of Gormán”), a diminutive form of gorm (“dark blue; noble”). Compare Gorman.
    How common is the surname O'Gorman?
    2,397 people in the United States had the surname O'Gorman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 128,805 Americans. It ranked 12,842nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname O'Gorman?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named O'Gorman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named O'Gorman?
    James Aloysius O'Gorman, American politician (1860–1943), followed by Camila O'Gorman.
    Where is the surname O'Gorman most common?
    Wikidata records people named O'Gorman in the United States and Argentina.
    What type of surname is O'Gorman?
    O'Gorman is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname O'Gorman getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,390 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,397 in 2010, up 0.3%.