O'Gorman

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

O'Gorman (plural O'Gormans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, O'Gorman is the 12842^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2397 individuals. O'Gorman is most common among White (93.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “O'Gorman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.