# O'Grady (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ogrady/  
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 | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,306 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,831 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 42,259 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.0% (7,024 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gráda (“descendant of Gráda”), a name meaning "noble." Compare Grady.

## Who carries it

Share of people named O'Grady 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named O'Grady in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named O'Grady

- Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist
- Gail O'Grady, American actress (born 1963)
- Brittany O'Grady, American actress
- Lorraine O'Grady, African American conceptual artist (1934–2024)
- Paul O'Grady, British comedian, actor and television presenter (1955–2023)
- Lani O'Grady, actress (1954-2001)

## Similar surnames

Osorto.

## 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.