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Burke

in Illinois

There are 4,034 people with the last name "Burke" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Burke 182
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  1. is 178th most common Palmer
  2. is 179th most common Freeman
  3. is 180th most common Hunt
  4. is 181st most common Shah
  5. is 182nd most common Burke
  6. is 183rd most common Ferguson
  7. is 184th most common Spencer
  8. is 185th most common Black
  9. is 186th most common Snyder

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

John, Michael, James, Robert, Thomas, William, Mary, Patrick, Daniel, Richard

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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