O'Dea

See also: odea and -odea

English

Etymology

Anglicisation of Irish Ó Deághaidh (“descendant of Deághadh”), a personal name held by tenth-century Irish chieftain, from deagh (“good”) + ádh (“luck, fate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oʊˈdiː/

Proper noun

O'Dea (plural O'Deas)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, O'Dea is the 10751^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2968 individuals. O'Dea is most common among White (95.35%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “O'Dea”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• adoe