Explore the Family Name Ogarro

The meaning of Ogarro

West Indian (mainly Montserrat and Trinidad and Tobago; also O’Garro): apparently an altered form of Irish O’Gara.

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

How common is the last name Ogarro in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ogarro has seen a notable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname has improved from being the 45,909th most common in 2000 to the 40,016th in 2010 – a substantial rise of nearly 12.84 percent. In terms of the sheer number of individuals carrying the Ogarro surname, there was a significant jump of 25.11 percent, from 438 in 2000 to 548 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Ogarro per 100k also increased by approximately 18.75 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,909	#40,016	12.84%
Count	438	548	25.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.19	18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ogarro

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts. The majority of people with the Ogarro surname identify as Black, making up 89.95 percent in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 89.05 percent in 2010. Interestingly, during this ten-year period, there was a substantial growth of 96.41 percent in those who identify as Hispanic, increasing from 2.51 percent to 4.93 percent. Those identifying as White and individuals claiming two or more races saw small decreases of 1.95 percent and 20.12 percent respectively. There were no individuals with the surname Ogarro identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	89.95%	89.05%	-1%
Hispanic	2.51%	4.93%	96.41%
Two or More Races	5.02%	4.01%	-20.12%
White	2.05%	2.01%	-1.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%