How Many People Have the Last Name Rourke?
people had the surname Rourke in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 78,740 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 3 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+69 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Rourke (93.6%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Rourke ranks #6,789. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Rourke grew from 3,688 people in 2000 to 3,757 in 2010 (up 1.9%), and its rank fell from #8,263 to #8,728. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.37 to 1.27 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 3,688 | 3,757 |
| Rank | #8,263 | #8,728 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.37 | 1.27 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Rourke
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Rourke: R620
👤 Rourke as a First Name
Rourke is a first name too: about 350 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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