O'Mary

English

Etymology

Probably a variant of O'Mara, influenced by the cult of the Virgin Mary.

Proper noun

O'Mary (plural O'Marys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, O'Mary is the 38948^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 566 individuals. O'Mary is most common among White (90.64%) individuals.

Further reading

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