Rourk Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rourk Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rourk family

Profession Census Frequency
Dock Labourer 6
Scholar 5
House Keeper 3
Domestic Servant 2
Bricklayer Labourer 2
Cotton Jack Frame Tenter 1
Wife Of Above 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Labourer 1
Labourer Iron Works 1
Coal Miner 1
Coal Miner Drawer 1
Hawker 1
House Work 1
Labourer Glass Works 1
Oil Floor Cloth Maker 1
School Boy 1
Scutcher In Cotton Mill 1
Shoe Maker 1
Platerer 1
Flax Mill Hand 1
Labourer To Masons 1
Mechanic Plainer 1
Nurse 1
Tailoress 1

Rourk Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rourke 83% 8,059
2 Rorke 60% 1,280
3 Orourke 71% 590
4 Rourk 100% 347
5 Roarke 67% 201
6 Rork 80% 156
7 Roark 80% 142

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The surname Rourk is the 4th most popular variant of Rourke.

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