O'Gara

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gadhra (“descendant of Gadhra”), a personal name derived from gadhar (“hound, mastiff”).

Proper noun

O'Gara (plural O'Garas)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census (disregarding the use of punctuation marks or capitals), OGARA is the 15763^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1849 individuals. OGARA is most common among White (94.75%) individuals.

Further reading

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