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Burke

in Georgia

There are 3,268 people with the last name "Burke" in Georgia.

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Ranking in Georgia

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Burke 263
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  1. is 259th most common Riley
  2. is 260th most common Day
  3. is 261st most common Douglas
  4. is 262nd most common Norris
  5. is 263rd most common Burke
  6. is 264th most common Oneal
  7. is 265th most common Wiggins
  8. is 266th most common Bush
  9. is 267th most common Welch

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

James, William, John, David, Robert, Michael, Thomas, Joseph, Charles, Donald

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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