Hara Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Ask a genealogist about Hara and the first name they will mention is O'Hara. At root, the name means “Descendant of Eaghra”. Records show Hara as one of the forms O'Hara took over time. You may also find the name written O'Harra and O'Harah.

Hara ranked 11,998 in the 2010 US Census, with 2,603 people answering to the name. French birth records list 100 children named Hara between 1891 and 2000.

Arms linked to O'Hara and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Hara report, with a museum-style coat of arms.