Grourke Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Grourke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grourke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales41:392,10412,338

Grourke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Grourke Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Grourke is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Grourke.

How Common Is The Last Name Grourke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Grourke reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 60 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 6 percent are found.

Grourke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grourke has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Grourke last name declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grourke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Grourke surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Grourke are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Grourke earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $44,102 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
G'Rourke931/
Grourk928/
Grorke920/
Graurke861/
Groorke860/
Grork830/
Groork770/
Grayorkey751/
Grurg674/
Grierkey671/
Grarce621/
Grorcih571/
Greaurx571/
Grarg5012/
Grajerzky501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Grourke
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