The O'Mara surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,792 people carried this name — #6,993 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,700 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,527 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the O'Mara surname

A variant of O'Meara, from Irish Ó Meadhra (“descendant of Meadhair”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «O'Mara» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

O'Mara in American newspapers,
1916–1925.

Newspaper page from The Kevin Review carrying the name O'Mara
The Kevin Review 1925-06-18
Newspaper page from Tensas Gazette carrying the name O'Mara
Tensas Gazette 1917-01-19
Newspaper page from The Madison Journal carrying the name O'Mara
The Madison Journal 1916-12-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

O'Mara in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

30,997 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss O'Mara. The most, 4,925, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 17,219
Queensland 6,773
Victoria 3,122
Western Australia 1,784
South Australia 1,182
Tasmania 727
ACT (Canberra) 139
Northern Territory 34

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss O'Mara.

Who carried it

People named O'Mara,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sayed Mohamed Omara 1921– · geologist

Wikidata (CC0) · 3 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named O'Mara,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,342 records

1,342 records of the O'Mara name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 600
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 207
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 192
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 113
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 112
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 80
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 36
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William J. O'Mara

    Born 1905 in Kansas. Enlisted 1943 at Denver, Colorado; filling station attendant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edward O'Mara

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the City of Montreal from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 24; laborer. From Tipperary, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Harold F. O'Mara

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1942, died 1998; buried at St Patrick's Cemetery, Verplanck, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,342 records for O'Mara in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia495 records

495 records of the O'Mara name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 173
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 163
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 78
  • Tasmanian Names Index 42
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 29
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 5
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 4
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Michael O'Mara

    Died 1860 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 59. Will registered in Tasmania in 1860.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget O'Mara

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Atalanta, aged 44; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James O'Mara

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Heber, arriving 1837; ticket of leave 1845.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 495 records for O'Mara in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada27 records

27 records of the O'Mara name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 22
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William O'Mara

    Died 1904 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Daniel O'Mara

    Died 1963; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Wilfred Allan O'Mara

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 27 records for O'Mara in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the O'Mara name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. O'Mara

    Hertfordshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 1 of 2 records for O'Mara in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France2 records

2 records of the O'Mara name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Dalila O'Mara

    Born 1959 in Paris; died 1996 in Saint-Étienne (Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 1 of 2 records for O'Mara in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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