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Burke

in Massachusetts

There are 5,756 people with the last name "Burke" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

NameRank
Burke 33
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  1. is 29th most common Thompson
  2. is 30th most common Collins
  3. is 31st most common Young
  4. is 32nd most common Ryan
  5. is 33rd most common Burke
  6. is 34th most common Allen
  7. is 35th most common Campbell
  8. is 36th most common Robinson
  9. is 37th most common Garcia

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

John, Michael, James, William, Thomas, Robert, Mary, David, Paul, Joseph

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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