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OROURKE

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There are approximately 2,312 people named Orourke in the UK. That makes it the 4,022nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 37 are named Orourke.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From name of parent

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The Orourke surname in historical dictionaries

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 comjrising what are now the county of Leitrim, the barony of Tullaghagh, co. Cavan, and a part of that of Carbury, co. Sligo. Some of the race seem to have been Kings of Connanght. Tiernan O'Eourke was King of Brefny and Conmachne at the time of Strongbow's invasion. D'Alton.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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