How common is the surname O'Hare?

5,128 people in the United States had the surname O'Hare in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,208 Americans. It ranked 6,607th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname O'Hare?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named O'Hare identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named O'Hare?

Denis O'Hare, American actor, followed by Michael O'Hare.

Where is the surname O'Hare most common?

Wikidata records people named O'Hare in the United States and Australia.

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

More common. 5,065 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,128 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname O'Hare

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 5,128 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). O'Hare is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAichir (“descendant of Aichear”), a byname from aichear (“sharp, keen”).

O'Hare 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 5,128 people named O'Hare in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,208 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,065.

#6,607

rank among US surnames

5,128

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,217)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,604	Persinger	5,131	60,173
#6,605	Rubalcava	5,130	60,184
#6,606	Marron	5,129	60,196
#6,607	O'Hare	5,128	60,208

Who is named O'Hare

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

95% of people named O'Hare identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous O'Hares

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Denis O'Hare
American actor, born 1962
Michael O'Hare
American actor (1952–2012)
Anne O'Hare McCormick
American journalist (1880–1954)
Kate Richards O'Hare
American activist (1876-1948)
Sarah Murdoch
Australian model and television presenter, born 1972

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like O'Hare

O'Hare has the Soundex code O600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O600.

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname O'Hare come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAichir (“descendant of Aichear”), a byname from aichear (“sharp, keen”).
How common is the surname O'Hare?: 5,128 people in the United States had the surname O'Hare in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,208 Americans. It ranked 6,607th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname O'Hare?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named O'Hare identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named O'Hare?: Denis O'Hare, American actor, followed by Michael O'Hare.
Where is the surname O'Hare most common?: Wikidata records people named O'Hare in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is O'Hare?: O'Hare is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname O'Hare getting more or less common?: More common. 5,065 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,128 in 2010, up 1.2%.