O'Rooke Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

O'Rooke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Rooke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

O'Rooke Last Name Facts

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

The surname O'Rooke is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of O'Rooke are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name O'Rooke is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 83 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent are found. Other than England it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

O'Rooke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Rooke has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the O'Rooke last name declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Rooke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the O'Rooke surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Roke9223/
Orooke920/
O'Rook920/
O'Rouke86265/
Oroke836,649/
Orook837/
O'Roucke801/
Orouke77208/
Goroke77142/
Orokhe7749/
Orokeh7721/
Orokie778/
Horoke773/
Oroeke772/
Arooke772/
Erooke771/
Oruoke771/
Orokes771/
Orooka771/
O'Rake771/
O'Rock771/
Orroke771/
O'Ruke770/
Orocke770/
Orok738,602/
O'Roche7120/
Oroskey7110/
Gorokey717/
O'Rosky716/
Horzook712/
Gorocke711/
Gouroke711/
Ouruoke711/
Orokije711/
Oroutke711/
Orouske711/
Orodkey711/
Oroucke710/
Horoyke710/
Orock672,833/
Aroke671,321/
Oruke67502/
Oroka67206/
Oroki67130/
Orake67127/
Hoorzook67111/
Orrok67105/
Gorok6736/
Eroke6711/
Oroce677/
Horok676/
Orzok675/
Orouk672/
Horrooks672/
Ohrok672/
Oroky672/
Oroks671/
Orokt671/
Arook671/
Orokk671/
Orosk671/
Horokiea671/
Orokx671/
Gourouke671/
Horrocke670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to O'Rooke
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