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Burke

in Michigan

There are 3,256 people with the last name "Burke" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

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Burke 206
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  1. is 202nd most common Knight
  2. is 203rd most common Ray
  3. is 204th most common Reid
  4. is 205th most common Klein
  5. is 206th most common Burke
  6. is 207th most common Stephens
  7. is 208th most common Harvey
  8. is 209th most common Morrison
  9. is 210th most common Bush

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

John, James, David, Michael, Robert, William, Thomas, Richard, Timothy, Kevin

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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