How common is the surname O'Grady?

7,306 people in the United States had the surname O'Grady in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,259 Americans. It ranked 4,831st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname O'Grady?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named O'Grady identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named O'Grady?

Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist, followed by Gail O'Grady.

Where is the surname O'Grady most common?

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

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

More common. 7,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,306 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname O'Grady

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 7,306 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex O263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). O'Grady is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

O'Grady 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 7,306 people named O'Grady in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,259 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,024.

#4,831

rank among US surnames

7,306

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #4,617)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,826	Bosch	7,312	42,224
#4,827	Thornburg	7,309	42,242
#4,828	Guffey	7,307	42,253
#4,831	Huntington	7,306	42,259

Who is named O'Grady

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

94% of people named O'Grady identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous O'Gradys

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stuart O'Grady
Australian cyclist, born 1973
Gail O'Grady
American actress (born 1963)
Brittany O'Grady
American actress, born 1996
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)

Notable O'Gradys come mostly from the United States (4), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname O'Grady come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gráda (“descendant of Gráda”), a name meaning "noble." Compare Grady.
How common is the surname O'Grady?: 7,306 people in the United States had the surname O'Grady in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,259 Americans. It ranked 4,831st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname O'Grady?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named O'Grady identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named O'Grady?: Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist, followed by Gail O'Grady.
Where is the surname O'Grady most common?: Wikidata records people named O'Grady in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is O'Grady?: O'Grady is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname O'Grady getting more or less common?: More common. 7,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,306 in 2010, up 4.0%.