as a Last Name
- 21,972
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Oleary
Meaning & Origins
Irish (Munster): Americanized form of Ó Laoghaire ‘descendant of Laoghaire’, a byname originally meaning ‘keeper of the calves’, from laogh ‘calf’. This was the name of a 5th-century king of Ireland.
| 1,411th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 21,972
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Massachusetts
- has the most people named Oleary per capita
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