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Where did the Irish O'Hara family come from? What is the Irish coat of arms/family crest? When did the O'Hara family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

Irish surnames are linked to the long Gaelic heritage of the Island nation. The original Gaelic form of the name O'Hara is O hEaghra, connoting a descendant of Eaghra. O'Hara is a patronymic surname, which derived from the vernacular given name tradition.

During the Middle Ages, the general population was illiterate. As a name was spelt by scribes solely based on how it sounded, one's name could have been recorded many different ways during the life of its bearer. Numerous spelling variations were revealed in the search for the origin of the name O'Hara family name.Variations found include Hara, Harra, O'Hara and others.

First found in county Sligo, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Many Irish Families boarded ships bound for North America in the middle of 19th century to escape the conditions of poverty and racial discrimination at that time. Although these immigrants often arrived in a destitute state, they went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. An inquiry into many immigration and passenger lists has revealed many early immigrants to North America bearing the O'Hara family name: Charles O'Hara, who came to Boston in 1716; Ann O'Hara, an English convict sent to Rappahannock, Virginia in 1740; David O'Hara, who was naturalized in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1783.

Motto Translated: By virtue and high repute.

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Some noteworthy people of the name O'Hara
  • Francis Russell "Frank" O'Hara (1926-1966), American art critic, dramatist, and poet
  • John Francis O'Hara (1888-1960), American Catholic clergyman and educator, who president of University of Notre Dame from 1934-1939 and made a Cardinal in 1958
  • John Henry O'Hara (1905-1970), American novelist and short story author
  • Catherine Anne O'Hara (b. 1954), Canadian actress and comedian
  • Charles O'Hara (1740-1802), British military officer, best known for his surrender at Yorktown, 1781, ending the American Revolutionary War, and later Governor of Gibraltar


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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist


We have researched the O'Hara family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline


Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements


In the O'Hara coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate


We encourage you to study the O'Hara genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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