Orourke is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 7 characters long in length.
Form of Rourk. See O'Rourke - The great antiquity of this sept is attested by the appearance of their name in the earliest Irish annalists, by whom they are styled Kings of West Brefny, a territory comprising what are now the county of Leitrim, the barony of Tullaghagh, county of Cavan, and a part of that of Carbury, county of Sligo. Some of the race seem to have been Kings of Connaught. Tiernan O'Rourke was King of Brefny and Conmachne at the time of Strongbow's invasion.
Orourke is the variant of O'Rourke. The great antiquity of this sept is attested by the appearance of their name in the earliest Irish annalists, by whom they are styled Kings of West Brefny, a territory comprising what are now the county of Leitrim, the barony of Tullaghagh, county of Cavan, and a part of that of Carbury, county of Sligo. Some of the race seem to have been Kings of Connaught. Tiernan O'Rourke was King of Brefny and Conmachne at the time of Strongbow's invasion.
The form of the O'Rourke. Grandson of Ruarc that means "Norse Hrothrekr"; descendant of the restless man.
How popular is Orourke?
Despite the fact that the number of Orourke bearers increased by 1.19 per cent in 2010 US census to 16457 since 2000, the surname slipped by 169 spots and ranked at 2213. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 94.11 | 95.67 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.62 | 1.74 |
| Others | 1.31 | 1.1 |
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 0.71 | 0.49 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.66 | 0.56 |
| Black | 0.58 | 0.45 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Horga Orourke was 32 years old when she migrated to United States on June 23, 1870. She lived in Germany and took Denmark from Liverpool. Laborer Math. Orourke, Housewife Henry Orourke, Patk Orourke, aged 17, are other Orourke that migrated to US.