O'Rourke

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Ruairc →
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Meanings

proper nounO'Rourke (plural O'Rourkes)

plural O'Rourkes · alternative Rork · alternative Rourk · alternative Rourke

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Ruairc“descendant of Ruarc”
  2. EnglishO'Rourke

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ruairc (“descendant of Ruarc”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Hrórekr (“Roderick”).

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APA

O'Rourke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Rourke

MLA

“O'Rourke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Rourke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “O'Rourke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Rourke.

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