# O'Rourke

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #30,901

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`'orourke`, `o'orurke`, `o'roruke`, `o'roukre`, `o'rourek`, `o'rourkke`, `o'rourrke`, `o'rrourke`, `o'ruorke`, `or'ourke`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/o-rourke