Rooker Family History

Rooker Surname Meaning

English: occupational name for a spinner or a maker of distaffs from an agent derivative of Middle English rok(ke) ‘distaff’ (see Rock).

English: from an agent derivative of Middle English rok(ke) ‘rock’. The surname may be topographic signifying someone who lived beside a prominent rock or rocky outcrop or habitational denoting someone who lived at a place so named.

See Rock.

Dutch: metonymic occupational name for someone who smokes fish or meat.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Booker, Brooker, Tooker, Rooke, Hooker, Rucker, Pooler, Rocker, Looker, Rookey

24K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
2K	Military Records
986	Immigration Records
16K	Census and Voter Lists
47K	Member Trees

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Where is the Rooker family from?

You can see how Rooker families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rooker family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Rooker families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 4 Rooker families living in Ontario. This was about 40% of all the recorded Rooker's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Rooker families in 1911.

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What did your Rooker ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Rooker.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

45%

Labourer

34%

Merchant

23%

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Census Record

There are 16K census records available for the last name Rooker. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Rooker census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 986 immigration records available for the last name Rooker. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 2K military records available for the last name Rooker. For the veterans among your Rooker ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Rooker lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Rooker life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Rooker in 1944 was 40, and 73 in 2004.

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Rooker Surname Meaning

English: occupational name for a spinner or a maker of distaffs from an agent derivative of Middle English rok(ke) ‘distaff’ (see Rock).

See Rock.

Dutch: metonymic occupational name for someone who smokes fish or meat.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Rooker family from?

What did your Rooker ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Rooker.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

45%

Labourer

34%

Merchant

23%

What Rooker family records will you find?

What is the average Rooker lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Rooker life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Rooker in 1944 was 40, and 73 in 2004.

Rooker Family History

Rooker Surname Meaning

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Rooker Surname Meaning

92,000 record(s) for Rooker

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Where is the Rooker family from?

What did your Rooker ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

What Rooker family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Rooker lifespan?

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