English: topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhdara ‘son of
Dubhdara’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh
‘dark’ + dara(ch), genitive of dair ‘oak’, by
translation of the main element of the Gaelic name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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