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Burke

in Iowa

There are 1,163 people with the last name "Burke" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Burke 169
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  1. is 165th most common Rodriguez
  2. is 166th most common Armstrong
  3. is 167th most common Shaw
  4. is 168th most common Riley
  5. is 169th most common Burke
  6. is 170th most common Morrison
  7. is 171st most common Brandt
  8. is 172nd most common Simpson
  9. is 173rd most common Brooks

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

William, James, John, Michael, Daniel, Mary, Robert, Thomas, Joseph, Brian

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, IA (9 searches)
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