Last name Rook (Roc 
, Rook 
, ルック 
) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The last name Rook is characteristic of Reunion, where it is quite a common surname, Netherlands, and Panama, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Also, Rook is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Roc | United Kingdom, United States, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar |
| Rook | United Kingdom, United States, Egypt, Netherlands, Myanmar |
| ルック | Japan |
| Рук | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
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thomas rook British jockey, GB (b. 1836) |
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| clarence rook British author, GB (b. 1862) |
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| edward francis rook American painter (1870-1960), US (b. 1870) |
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john rook American radio programmer and executive, US (b. 1937) |
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| alan filmer rook b.16 January 1892 d.26 August 1960 (b. 1892) |
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jerry rook American basketball player-coach (1943-2019), US (b. 1943) |
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| lourens de rook NL (b. 1884) |
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| max emil gustav rook DE (b. 1888) |
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| bernardina rook Dutch Righteous Among the Nations, NL (b. 1906) |
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| mary helena rook GB (b. 1896) |
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susan rook American journalist (b. 1961) |
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| anton rook NL (b. 1901) |
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| arthur rook dermatologist and author (1918-1991), GB (b. 1918) |
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danny rook Dutch actor, NL (b. 1971) |
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| arthur rook English equestrian, GB (b. 1921) |
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