Find out how popular the last name Omary is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Omary.

Omary, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Omary surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Omary in America

Omary is the 38948th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Omary surname appeared 566 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Omary.

We can also compare 2010 data for Omary to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Omary

The surname Omary originated from the Arabic word 'Amir', meaning a commander or prince. It can be traced back to the Middle East, specifically the Arabian Peninsula, during the 7th century AD.

The name gained prominence during the Islamic Golden Age, when many Arab scholars and rulers bore the title 'Amir'. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Omary can be found in the writings of the renowned Arab historian and geographer, Al-Idrisi, who lived in the 12th century.

During the Middle Ages, the name Omary spread across various regions of the Islamic world, including North Africa and parts of Europe. In Spain, the name appeared in various forms, such as Almería, derived from the Arabic name Al-Mariyah, which was the name of a city in Andalusia.

One of the earliest notable figures with the surname Omary was Abu al-Qasim al-Omary, a 10th-century Arab mathematician and astronomer from Baghdad. He made significant contributions to the development of trigonometry and wrote several influential treatises on astronomy.

In the 13th century, the name Omary appeared in the works of the famous Moroccan traveler and explorer, Ibn Battuta. He documented his encounters with individuals bearing the name during his extensive travels across Africa and Asia.

Another prominent figure with the surname Omary was Fatima al-Omary, a 14th-century Andalusian poet and scholar from Granada. Her poetry, which often celebrated the beauty of nature and addressed themes of love and spirituality, gained her widespread recognition in her time.

In the 16th century, the name Omary was found in the records of the Ottoman Empire, where it was associated with influential families and officials. One such individual was Hasan Omary, a high-ranking Ottoman statesman and diplomat who served as the governor of various provinces.

During the colonial era, the name Omary was introduced to various parts of the world through Arab trade and migration. In East Africa, particularly in regions like Zanzibar and the Kenyan coast, the name became prevalent among the Arabic-speaking communities that settled there.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Omary

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Omary.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Omary was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Omary has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Omary was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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