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)
- A surname, from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census (disregarding the use of punctuation marks or capitals), OGARA is the 15763rd 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, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN