unusual surname

maggiemay42 Click on the links below and you should get off to a reasonably good start. Good hunting.
www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=groarke
genforum.genealogy.com/groarke/

thanks for info had quick look go back when have more time looks good

You could try the Guild of One Name Studies also known as GOONS. The website is http://one-name.org/

I got curious and googled the name, it seems to be Irish?....and of course then Canadian and US....like my emigrated relatives!

In 1911 there were 67 Groarkes in England, all in the North.
If you are not on Ancestry I am willing to look stuff up for you. PM me?

My maiden name is Herry and my great grandfather apparently came here from France. I haven't been able to trace him as my French is non existant and apparently unless he/his parents were landowners (they weren't) it is unlikely to find any trace. How frustrating when on other sides of the family I've been able to go back to the early 1700's.

Just to add a postscript to above, one find I did have before his marriage to my paternal great grandmother is that he was lodging in Cardiff with a William Herry. I can find no trace of William since then. Any ideas?

I used to work with a Ricky (Richard?) Groarke in London until about 8yrs ago.. I believe he now lives in Devon or Cornwall with his family.

Hi....am new hwere and just picked this thread up. I work with a Groarke and he is from Ireland

Thank you. I'm just exploring the fascinating options on Gransnet.