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O'rourke Surname Meaning

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.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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Between 1992 and 2004, in the United States, O'rourke life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for O'rourke in 1992 was 45, and 45 in 2004.

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