O'Meara

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meadhra (“descendant of Meadhair”), a byname from meadhair, variant of meidhir (“mirth, merriment”).

Proper noun

O'Meara (plural O'Mearas)

1. A surname from Irish.

Related terms

• O'Mara, Meara, Mara (variants)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, O'Meara is the 6983^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4801 individuals. O'Meara is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.

Further reading

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