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O'Rourke

Updated: April 24, 2025
Updated: April 24, 2025

Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruairc ‘descendant of Ruarc’, Old Gaelic Ruadhrac, a personal name from Norse Hrothrekr (see Roderick). This is the name of chieftain family in counties Leitrim and Cavan.

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