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

Rourk is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 352,942^nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,061,576 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Rourk live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754^th most common first name worldwide, held by 38 people.

The last name Rourk is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 976 people, or 1 in 371,372. In The United States Rourk is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 28 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Rourk occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 2 percent reside and Ecuador, where 1 percent reside.

Rourk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Rourk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rourk last name expanded 145 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rourk Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Rourk surname are 15.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.81% registered to vote for the 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.