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Burke

in Delaware

There are 440 people with the last name "Burke" in Delaware.

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Ranking in Delaware

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Burke 156
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  1. is 152nd most common Barnes
  2. is 153rd most common Peterson
  3. is 154th most common Hammond
  4. is 155th most common Wagner
  5. is 156th most common Burke
  6. is 157th most common Lane
  7. is 158th most common Wells
  8. is 159th most common Donovan
  9. is 160th most common Gordon

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

William, James, John, Robert, Thomas, Mary, Michael, David, Edward, Patricia

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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William Burke, DE (9 searches)
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