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Where Does The Last Name Rook Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Rook (Hindi: रूक, Russian: Роок) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rook click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rook? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 35,068^th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 483,163 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Rook are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rook is also the 314,062^nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 693 people.

Rook is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5,839 people, or 1 in 62,076. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 7 percent live, Missouri, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Rook is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and The Netherlands, where 15 percent live.

Rook Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Rook has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rook surname expanded 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 656 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 156 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rook Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rook surname is principally Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rook surname are 10.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rook earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 330.67% more than the national average, earning R 1,023,440 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.66% more than the national average, earning $24,667,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.61% less than the national average, earning $42,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $53,378 CAD per year.