Surname

O'Grady

“descendant of Gráda”

O'Grady is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

O'Grady goes back to Irish Ó Gráda, meaning “descendant of Gráda.”

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Where it comes from

O'Grady comes from Irish.

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How it developed

From Irish Ó Gráda (“descendant of Gráda”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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