Ruke Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ruke Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ruke family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 1
Labourer Wife 1
Plain Sewer 1
Groom 1
Scholar 1
? British Subject 1
Dairy Woman 1
Formerly Silk Weaver 1
Tinner 1
Tinners Daur 1
Tinners Son 1
Tinners Wife 1

Ruke Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rooke 60% 15,237
2 Rook 25% 14,526
3 Roake 60% 2,197
4 Rake 75% 1,993
5 Reek 25% 1,371
6 Reekie 50% 732
7 Rouke 80% 506
8 Roak 25% 398
9 Roke 75% 354
10 Rike 75% 166
11 Reak 25% 147
12 Ruke 100% 134
13 Reake 60% 101

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The surname Ruke is the 12th most popular variant of Rooke.

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