View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Rourk occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname Rourk is the 352,942^nd most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,061,576 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Rourk reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rourk is also the 1,662,754^th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 38 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 976 people, or 1 in 371,372. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 28 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 2 percent live and Ecuador, where 1 percent live.

Rourk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Rourk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rourk last name rose 145 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rourk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rourk surname are 15.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.81% being registered with the political party.

Rourk earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning $41,578 USD per year.