Explore the Family Name O’harra

The meaning of O’harra

Irish: variant of O’Hara.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name O’harra in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname O’Harra saw a mild increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, O'Harra ranked 39,111th and by 2010, it had risen slightly to 38,801st. This represents a change of approximately 0.79%. The count of individuals with this surname also experienced a growth of about 7.36%, moving from 530 in 2000 to 569 in 2010. However, its proportion per 100,000 people declined by 5% over the same period.

20002010Change
Rank#39,111#38,8010.79%
Count5305697.36%
Proportion per 100k0.20.19-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name O’harra

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the O'Harra surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase from 91.51% to 93.15%. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.51% in 2000 to 4.22% in 2010, which signifies a change of 179.47%. Conversely, there was a decrease in the percentage of people who identified as Black, dropping from 1.51% to 0.88% during the same period. No individuals with this surname reported as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

20002010Change
White91.51%93.15%1.79%
Hispanic1.51%4.22%179.47%
Black1.51%0.88%-41.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races3.58%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%