O'Meara
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meadhra (“descendant of Meadhair”), a byname from meadhair, variant of meidhir (“mirth, merriment”).
Proper noun[edit]
O'Meara (plural O'Mearas)
- A surname from Irish.
Related terms[edit]
Statistics[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.