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Origin of Rooke Total Records: 4  Origin of Rooke, Meaning of Rooke Origin: I have come to find that it is originally Germanic, namely of Norse descent. It is possibly from a viking chieftain named Rollo who supposedly had a son named David, who was nicknamed 'the Rooke' because of his dark features, resembling the rook bird. Another meaning of the name is 'Dweller at the sign of the rock', perhaps named for the area the person lived. Surnames: Rooke, Rook,Rooks,Rooker,Ruck Submitted by: Chris Rooke Origin of Rooke, Meaning of Rooke Origin: Brookes from The Potteries and Liverpool, U.K Surnames: Brookes Submitted by: Cath Origin of Rooke, Meaning of Rooke Origin: Warwickshire, England to Wilmington, OH to Winnipeg, Canada Surnames: Brookes Submitted by: Peter Brookes Origin of Rooke, Meaning of Rooke Origin: My Grandfather told me that I was a mispelling because my bloodline is German. That The proper English Rookers are descendents of the Stewards of the Tower of London . Chraged with keeping the Rooks (ravens-before the term became fixed for one specie) from leaving. This is why the Rook chesspiece is tower shaped since usage of the Old english "Roche" for Castle would be unused by chess playing nobilty. Hey.. That is what he said. Who knows what Ellis Island illiterate anglicised my surname, he? It makes my search to correct my geneology hard for sure. It can come from Richter, Ruetger, Rucker, or Rueger! Surnames: Rooker, Rooke, Rook, Ruck, Rooker, Ruetger, Rutger, Ruguer, Ruger, Richter, Ricker and Rocker Submitted by: Jenny Rooker 5/19/2013 5:05 PM Page 1 of 1

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