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O'Rourkee Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Irish O'Ruairc = Descendant OF Ruarc, i.e. the Little Chum [v. O-’, and + the genit. of Ruarc-rú, dear friend; arc, little]
O'Rourkee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
O'Rourkee Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) the Irish O'Ruairc = Descendant OF Ruarc, i.e. the Little Chum [v. O-’, and + the genit. of Ruarc-rú, dear friend; arc, little]
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
O'Rourkee Demographics
O'Rourkee Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Rourke | 94 | 30,706 | / |
| O'Rourkes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Orourke | 88 | 17,189 | / |
| O'Rorke | 88 | 689 | / |
| O'Rurke | 88 | 5 | / |
| Oorourke | 82 | 4 | / |
| Orourker | 82 | 2 | / |
| O'Roorke | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ourourke | 82 | 1 | / |
| Osrourke | 82 | 1 | / |
| O'Rourky | 82 | 1 | / |
| O'Royrke | 82 | 1 | / |
| Orourkey | 82 | 1 | / |
| O'Rourka | 82 | 0 | / |
| O'Raurke | 82 | 0 | / |
| Ororke | 80 | 317 | / |
| Orurke | 80 | 6 | / |
| O'Rourque | 78 | 1 | / |
| Arourke | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oroerke | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oroorke | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oruorke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oraurke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Orourki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erourke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oroyrke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orourka | 75 | 0 | / |
| Orrorke | 75 | 0 | / |
| O'Rarke | 75 | 0 | / |
| Orouerka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eurourke | 71 | 0 | / |
| Orarke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orarkey | 63 | 0 | / |
| Ourorke | 63 | 0 | / |
| Oraarke | 63 | 0 | / |
| Hororka | 63 | 0 | / |
| Orrorque | 59 | 9 | / |
| Herorkie | 59 | 1 | / |
| Horaurka | 59 | 0 | / |
| Erorki | 53 | 1 | / |
| Orzarki | 50 | 1 | / |
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