O'Rourke

English

Alternative forms

• Rork, Rourk, Rourke

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ruairc (“descendant of Ruarc”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Hrórekr (“Roderick”).

Proper noun

O'Rourke (plural O'Rourkes)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, O'Rourke is the 2213^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16457 individuals. O'Rourke is most common among White (94.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “O'Rourke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.