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O%27mara Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meadhra ‘descendant of Meadhair’ a personal name derived from meadhair ‘mirth’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: O'gara, O'hara, O'hare, O'mary, Mara, O'barr, Omar, Kara, Simar

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You can see how O%27mara families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O%27mara family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most O%27mara families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 2 O%27mara families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded O%27mara's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of O%27mara families in 1911.
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Between 1991 and 2004, in the United States, O%27mara life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2004, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for O%27mara in 1991 was 74, and 56 in 2004.

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