O'Hare

English

Alternative forms

• O'Hair, O'Haire

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAichir (“descendant of Aichear”), a byname from aichear (“sharp, keen”).

Proper noun

O'Hare (plural O'Hares)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, O'Hare is the 6607^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5128 individuals. O'Hare is most common among White (94.7%) individuals.

Further reading

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