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Burke

in Maine

There are 792 people with the last name "Burke" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

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Burke 215
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  1. is 211th most common Abbott
  2. is 212th most common Tracy
  3. is 213th most common Freeman
  4. is 214th most common Walsh
  5. is 215th most common Burke
  6. is 216th most common Mccarthy
  7. is 217th most common Alley
  8. is 218th most common Haskell
  9. is 219th most common Sargent

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

John, William, Robert, James, Michael, Daniel, Donald, Joseph, David, Kathleen

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, ME (9 searches)
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