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O'gara Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gadhra ‘descendant of Gadhra’, a personal name derived from gadhar ‘hound’, ‘mastiff’.

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


Similar surnames: O'mara, O'hara, O'hare, Gara, O'barr, O'mary, Garb, Zegar, Ogata

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You can see how O'gara families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'gara family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most O'gara families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 51 O'gara families living in Massachusetts. This was about 26% of all the recorded O'gara's in USA. Massachusetts had the highest population of O'gara families in 1880.
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What is the average O'gara lifespan?

Between 1993 and 2003, in the United States, O'gara life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for O'gara in 1993 was 77, and 57 in 2003.

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