Rooke family name history and map

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Rooke in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded just 43 people named Rooke in Ireland: 18 men and 25 women.

Counties with Rooke in Ireland

Most Rookes were found in Dublin (25), with smaller numbers in Wicklow (4), Kerry (3), Antrim (2) and Carlow (2).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Rooke average age in 1911

The average Rooke in 1911 was 36.9 years old, though with only 43 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.

Rooke literacy in 1911

Of the Rookes whose literacy was recorded, 86% could both read and write, 2.3% could read but not write, and 11.6% could do neither.

Rooke common first names

Among the Rookes were men named Henry (2), John (2), Albert, Bartholomew Warburton and Charles Vaughan and women named Margaret (2), Ann, Anna, Edith and Edith Jane.

Rooke occupations in 1911

Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Rookes. Among them were 5 at school, 3 recorded as clergy / religious, 2 recorded as domestic servant, 2 recorded as other professional and 1 recorded as clerk / office worker.

What religion is Rooke?

Most Rookes, 65.1%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (20.9%) and Non-Conformist (4.7%).

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Rooke statistics (1911)

Number: 43
Rank: 6,301
Average Age: 37

Rooke in the USA (2020)

Number: 892
Rank: 28,435

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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