Rourke

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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Irish
Other Forms FormsO Rourke, Ruarc, O Ruairc, Ruairc, O Ruarc, Ruadhrac

Meaning & History

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruairc ‘descendant of Ruarc’, Old Gaelic Ruadhrac, a personal name from Norse Hrothrekr (see Roderick). This is the name of chieftain family in counties Leitrim and Cavan.

See also O'rourke.
Added 6/6/2016 by LMS
Edited 6/11/2016 by LMS