Roark is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Roark
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

The surname Roark is variant of O'Rourke. Grandson of Ruarc that means "Norse Hrothrekr"; descendant of the restless man.

Family name 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.

Family name is variant 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.

How popular is Roark?

Roark is common in United States.

Roark is ranked 28807 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Roark bearers increased by 3.1 per cent in 2010 US census to 14509 since 2000, the surname slipped by 134 spots and ranked at 2489. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.12 95.22
Hispanic or Latino 1.72 1.2
Others 1.71 1.32
Black 1.64 1.25
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.52 0.72
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.3 0.28
Roark is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 18650 people have been found who wears Roark as their family name. Roark is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Roark:
2,465 United States18,473
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
82,038 Argentina29
91,802 England22
93,242 Australia13
18,211 Singapore13
169,836 Canada12
235,042 Germany11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
684,495 India9
121,657 Italy6
493,300 Russia6

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ellen Roark was 18 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on December 4, 1848. She lived in Ireland where she worked as workwoman and took Queen Of The West from Liverpool. 20 years old Mary Roark, Workman James Roark, Ramond Roark, aged 30, Peter Roark, aged 20, Eliz. Roark, Servant John Roark, Maid Johana Roark, Mary Roark, aged 28, and 14 other Roark around 64.71% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and dressmaker migrated to US.

Roark Namesakes

  • James Roark, Pulitzer Prize nominated photographer and photo editor for the 'Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
  • William Marshall Roark, United States Navy aviator, Lieutenant
  • Charles W. Roark, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • Anund C. Roark, United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions

Roark Namesakes

  • James Roark, Pulitzer Prize nominated photographer and photo editor for the 'Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
  • William Marshall Roark, United States Navy aviator, Lieutenant
  • Charles W. Roark, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • Anund C. Roark, United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions

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