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Burke

in Kentucky

There are 2,118 people with the last name "Burke" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Burke 211
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  1. is 207th most common Chapman
  2. is 208th most common Ballard
  3. is 209th most common Simmons
  4. is 210th most common Walters
  5. is 211th most common Burke
  6. is 212th most common Jordan
  7. is 213th most common Mcdonald
  8. is 214th most common Thacker
  9. is 215th most common Ball

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

John, Michael, James, David, William, Robert, Charles, Kevin, Larry, Mary

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, KY (9 searches)
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