O'Roarke Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Roarke 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]

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O'Roarke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:138,4986,546
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

O'Roarke 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

User-submitted Reference

This is an Irish-Gaelic surname, denoting a descendant of Ruarc ('famous ruler'), via Gaelic Ó Ruairc (Ruairc = Ruadhrac in Old Gaelic, via Norse personal name Hrothrekr, meaning 'fame-rule'; in modern English: Roderick).

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O'Roarke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Roarke Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Roarke is more frequently found in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Roarke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name O'Roarke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of O'Roarke are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most common in Ireland, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 138,498. In Ireland O'Roarke is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 53 percent are found and Connaught, where 41 percent are found. Not including Ireland it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

O'Roarke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Roarke has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname declined 40 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Roarke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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O'Roarke Reference & Research

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