O'Dea O'Dea ( ; , formerly ), is an Irish surname derived from ', the name of a tenth-century clan chieftain. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Deas were one of the chiefly families of the Dal gCais or Dalcassians who were a tribe of ...

is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

of Irish origin. The original

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

surname from which it derives is . The following is a list of notable people with the surname O'Dea.

Arts

* Addison O'Dea – American documentary filmmaker * Danny O'Dea – British actor * Darrell O'Dea – Canadian musician and recording engineer * Denis O'Dea – Irish actor * Jimmy O'Dea – Irish actor and comedian *

Judith O'Dea Judith O'Dea (born April 20, 1945) is an American actress. She portrayed Barbra in the 1968 George A. Romero classic horror film '' Night of the Living Dead''. and played Vampira in the 2024 cult comedy '' Vampire Zombies... from Space!'' Care ...

– American film actress * Mark O'Dea – British television presenter * Mick O'Dea – Irish painter * Stephanie O'Dea – American food and lifestyle writer

Clergy

* Cornelius O'Dea – Irish bishop * Edward John O'Dea – American bishop * Thomas O'Dea – Irish bishop

Military

* Jane Skiles O'Dea – American navy officer * John O'Dea – American Civil War soldier

Politics

* Ernest Charles O'Dea – Australian politician and union official * Fabian O'Dea – Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland, Canada * John R. O'Dea – Canadian businessman and politician * Jonathan O'Dea – Australian politician * Louis O'Dea – Irish politician * Michael O'Dea – Irish politician * Michael O'Dea – Australian politician * Richard W. O'Dea - American politician * Tom O'Dea – American attorney and politician *

Willie O'Dea William Gerard O'Dea ( ; born 1 November 1952) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick City constituency since 2011, and previously from 1982 to 2011 for the Limerick East constituency. He has ser ...

– Irish politician

Sport

* Ben O'Dea – New Zealand beach volleyball player * Bob O'Dea – New Zealand rugby player * Darren O'Dea – Irish football manager and player * Donnacha O'Dea – Irish Olympic swimmer and professional poker player * Ebony O'Dea – Australian rules football player * Jim O'Dea – Australian rules football player * Ken O'Dea – American baseball player * Kevin O'Dea – American football coach *

Larry O'Dea Larry Davies (1944 – 30 June 1997) was an Australian professional wrestler best known as Larry O'Dea. He was one half of the tag team known as "The Australians" with Ron Miller. Larry made his professional wrestling debut in the 1960s fo ...

– Australian wrestler and promoter * Luke O'Dea – Irish rugby player * Luke O'Dea – Australian football player * Pat O'Dea – Australian and American football player and coach * Paul O'Dea – American basketball player * Steve O'Dea – Australian rugby player * Terry O'Dea – Australian darts player * Trent O'Dea – Australian volleyball player

Other

* Ann O'Dea – Irish journalist and businesswoman * Brian O'Dea – Canadian smuggler and author * Patrick O'Dea – New Zealand civil servant {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Dea

Surnames of Irish origin