O'Rourke
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ruairc (“descendant of Ruarc”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Hrórekr (“Roderick”).
Proper noun edit
O'Rourke (plural O'Rourkes)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, O'Rourke is the 2213th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16457 individuals. O'Rourke is most common among White (94.11%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “O'Rourke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.