Rook Family History
Rook Name Meaning
English: nickname from the bird (Old English hroc),
most likely given to a person with very dark hair or a dark complexion
or to someone with a raucous voice.English: some early examples,
such as Robert of ye Rook (London 1318) and Henry del Rook
(Staffordshire 1332), point clearly to a local name of some kind. The
first of these could be from a house sign, the second may be a variant
of Rock 1.German: from a short form of a Germanic
personal name formed with hrok, of uncertain origin; perhaps a
cognate of 1 or from Middle High German rohen ‘to cry or
yell (in battle)’ or Old High German ruoh ‘intent’.Perhaps an altered spelling of German Ruck.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
155,867
Historical Documents & Family Trees with Rook
Name Distribution of Rook Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Rook families
 48 - 94  17 - 47 |
 1 - 16  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Rook families
|
144 - 285 49 - 143 |
1 - 48 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Rook families
|
8 - 14 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Rook census records
You can see how Rook families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
View all Rook census records
>
Rook Family Origin
Rook Immigration Information
Click on a circle in the chart to view Rook immigration records
You can find out when most of the Rook families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
View all Rook immigration records >
from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Rook
Click on a circle in the chart to view Rook birth and death records
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
View all Rook ancestors in the SSDI >
from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Rook Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Rook census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Rook ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
View all Rook census records >
Rook Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Rook
223 Threads, 24
Messages
Browse message boards to get helpful hints from other people researching the name
Rook.
Threads: 223 - Messages: 24
Start a FREE Rook family tree
It only takes a few minutes. Search for your ancestors and discover your family
history.
About Ancestry.com
The world's largest family history resource
- Explore over 7 billion genealogical records
- Search 26 million family trees
- Create your FREE family tree
- Follow leaf Hints to follow more ancestors
×