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BURKE

in Maryland

There are 2,379 people with the last name "BURKE" in Maryland.

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Ranking in Maryland

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BURKE 152
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  1. is 148th most common Reid
  2. is 149th most common Grant
  3. is 150th most common Proctor
  4. is 151st most common Webb
  5. is 152nd most common Burke
  6. is 153rd most common Hicks
  7. is 154th most common Fox
  8. is 155th most common Hunter
  9. is 156th most common Carr

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for BURKE

John, William, Michael, James, Thomas, Robert, David, Kevin, Patrick, Charles

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, MD (9 searches)
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