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Burke

in Alabama

There are 1,251 people with the last name "Burke" in Alabama.

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Ranking in Alabama

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Burke 462
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  1. is 458th most common Marsh
  2. is 459th most common Pace
  3. is 460th most common Crowe
  4. is 461st most common Reaves
  5. is 462nd most common Burke
  6. is 463rd most common Burks
  7. is 464th most common Crenshaw
  8. is 465th most common Snow
  9. is 466th most common Vines

Similar Names and Nicknames

Burks, Burkett, Burch, Burk, Burkhart, Burkholder, Burkhardt, Birch, Burkhalter, Burkes

Most Common First Names for Burke

John, James, Michael, William, Robert, David, Mary, Patricia, Lisa, Terry

Meaning & History

Irish (of Anglo-Norman origin): habitational name from Burgh in Suffolk, England. This is named with Old English burh ‘fortification’, ‘fortified manor’.

Norwegian: Americanized form of Børke, a habitational name from any of eight farms in southeastern Norway, named with Old Norse birki ‘birch wood’.

German: variant of Burk.

FOREBEARS Burke owes its importance as an Irish surname to William Thomas Burke (1747–1783) was born in Co. Galway, Ireland, settled in VA after immigration, then moved to NC in 1771, where he became a prominent revolutionary statesman.

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John Burke, AL (9 searches)
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