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

The last name Rooks is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Rooks click here.

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

The surname Rooks is the 44,627^th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 625,917 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Rooks are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 41 people.

Rooks is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 9,121 people, or 1 in 39,739. In The United States Rooks is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.

Rooks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Rooks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rooks surname expanded 713 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rooks Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rooks surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.96% being registered with the party.

The amount Rooks earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.74% more than the national average, earning R 294,048 per year; in United States they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $39,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $46,834 CAD per year.