Rourke Family History
Rourke Name Meaning
Irish: reduced form of O’Rourke.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Rourke
Name Distribution of Rourke Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Rourke families
 112 - 221  38 - 111 |
 1 - 37  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Rourke families
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341 - 679 114 - 340 |
1 - 113 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Rourke families
|
59 - 116 20 - 58 |
1 - 19 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Rourke census records
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Rourke Family Origin
Rourke Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Rourke
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Rourke Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Rourke census records
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Rourke Civil War Service Records
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