O'Meara
English
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Irish Ó Meadhra (“descendant of Meadhair”), a byname from meadhair, variant of meidhir (“mirth, merriment”).
Proper noun
editO'Meara (plural O'Mearas)
- A surname from Irish.
Related terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, O'Meara is the 6983rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4801 individuals. O'Meara is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “O'Meara”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.