Rourk

English

Etymology

Variant of Rourke, a reduced form of O'Rourke.

Proper noun

Rourk (plural Rourks)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rourk is the 37125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Rourk is most common among White (81.86%) individuals.

Further reading

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