Groarke

== English == === Etymology === Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mag Ruairc (“son of Ruarc”), a variant of the personal name Ruadhrac, itself from Old Norse Hróðrekr. === Proper noun === Groarke (plural Groarkes) A surname from Irish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Groarke is the 159712th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 101 individuals. Groarke is most common among White (94.06%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Groarke”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 87.