Rook Surname
Approximately 15,083 people bear this surname
Rook Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the rook,' a nickname given probably to one with black hair or dark complexion.
Geoffrey le Roke, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Ruk, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Adam le Roc, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameRook Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,839 | 1:62,076 | 7,268 |
| England | 2,287 | 1:24,363 | 3,364 |
| Netherlands | 2,194 | 1:7,697 | 935 |
| Egypt | 2,044 | 1:44,978 | 4,502 |
| Australia | 739 | 1:36,530 | 4,792 |
| Germany | 685 | 1:117,526 | 14,432 |
| Canada | 399 | 1:92,345 | 10,122 |
| Panama | 260 | 1:15,047 | 1,135 |
| New Zealand | 159 | 1:28,480 | 4,971 |
| Scotland | 59 | 1:90,743 | 6,412 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:59,510 | 5,360 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,047 | 1:11,908 | 1,811 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,445 | 1:34,753 | 4,141 |
Rook (693) may also be a first name.
Rook Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the rook,' a nickname given probably to one with black hair or dark complexion.
Geoffrey le Roke, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Ruk, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Adam le Roc, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Richard le Rouke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Hugh le Rook, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Richard Rook, Close Rolls, 45 Edward III.
1623. Richard Stacie and Frances Rooke: Marriage Lic. (London).
1665. Married — George Baker and Hannah Rooke: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English and Scandinavian) a nickname and pers. name from the Rook [Middle English rook, roke, Old English hróc = Old Norse hrók-r, a rook] Geoffrey le Roke.—Hundred Rolls
(English) Dweller at the sign of the rook; nickname given to one with black hair and dark complexion.
The bird. I have known this sobriquet applied to a very dark complexioned person. H.R. Le Roke.
From the Old Norse, Hrúkr; a personal name.
Rook: also a sign; hence the surname Rooke.
User-submitted Reference
Translated in English the name Rook means 'smoke'. The name Rook comes from the occupation roker, a smoker. A roker is a person who smokes food (meat of fish) for preservation. For example smoked salmon. Maybe in English-speaking nations the name Rook is derived from the similarity with the bird rook, but that is not the case in Dutch-speaking nations.
- anonymous submissionRook, comes from Roche, a Flemish-Norman name in Co. Cork, Ireland. A branch of the family left Cork in 1780 and settled first in West Bromwich, then Poplar, London.
- anonymous submissionRook Demographics
Average Male Rook Height
176.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rook Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rook Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rook (Hindi: रूक, Russian: Роок) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rook.
How Common Is The Last Name Rook? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 35,068th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 483,163 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Rook live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rook is also the 314,062nd most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 693 people.
Rook is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,839 people, or 1 in 62,076. In The United States Rook is primarily found in: California, where 7 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 15 percent are found.
Rook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rook has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rook surname grew 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 656 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 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 holding the Rook last name are 10.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.74% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooke | 89 | 9,002 | / |
| Roock | 89 | 671 | / |
| Rhook | 89 | 179 | / |
| Rookx | 89 | 36 | / |
| Roohk | 89 | 13 | / |
| Rookh | 89 | 4 | / |
| Roosk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rzook | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rrook | 89 | 0 | / |
| Rok | 86 | 2,891 | / |
| Roocke | 80 | 313 | / |
| Roockx | 80 | 15 | / |
| Rrooks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rock | 75 | 70,766 | / |
| Rokh | 75 | 4,088 | / |
| Royk | 75 | 2,244 | / |
| Rouk | 75 | 1,966 | / |
| Roke | 75 | 1,896 | / |
| Roik | 75 | 1,823 | / |
| Roek | 75 | 429 | / |
| Roox | 75 | 396 | / |
| Rokx | 75 | 336 | / |
| Rokk | 75 | 302 | / |
| Rzok | 75 | 99 | / |
| Roog | 75 | 83 | / |
| Rohk | 75 | 28 | / |
| Ruok | 75 | 16 | / |
| Rooq | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hrok | 75 | 6 | / |
| Rooc | 75 | 4 | / |
| Rokg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rogk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Roçk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rojk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rokė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rokś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rrok | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rokp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roochke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Rocke | 67 | 2,589 | / |
| Roick | 67 | 876 | / |
| Hrokh | 67 | 623 | / |
| Rokke | 67 | 381 | / |
| Rouke | 67 | 308 | / |
| Roukh | 67 | 193 | / |
| Roigk | 67 | 120 | / |
| Royke | 67 | 116 | / |
| Rouck | 67 | 99 | / |
| Rokht | 67 | 62 | / |
| Rougk | 67 | 46 | / |
| Roike | 67 | 45 | / |
| Rhock | 67 | 34 | / |
| Rousk | 67 | 32 | / |
| Rokhe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Roksz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Hrđok | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rhoke | 67 | 16 | / |
| Roykh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hrock | 67 | 10 | / |
| Roksø | 67 | 5 | / |
| Roogh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roikh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roiks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Roszk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruoke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrouk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rouks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Royck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rosks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roshk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rozke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rockh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruokh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rojck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roukt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rozck | 67 | 1 | / |
Rook Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rook in the Hindi language | ||
| रूक | ruka | - |
| Rook in the Russian language | ||
| Роок | rook | - |
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