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

The surname Rorke is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Rörke or Rorké. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 179,597^th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,068,440 people. The last name Rorke is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Rorke are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rorke is also the 1,396,783^rd most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 51 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 774 people, or 1 in 468,293. In The United States Rorke is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Rorke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Rorke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rorke last name expanded 195 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rorke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rorke last name are 4.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rorke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.49% more than the national average, earning R 436,032 per year; in United States they earn 16.83% more than the national average, earning $50,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $51,728 CAD per year.