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Burke

in Minnesota

There are 1,238 people with the last name "Burke" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

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Burke 259
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  1. is 255th most common Tran
  2. is 256th most common May
  3. is 257th most common Schulz
  4. is 258th most common Jenkins
  5. is 259th most common Burke
  6. is 260th most common Griffin
  7. is 261st most common Powell
  8. is 262nd most common Barrett
  9. is 263rd most common Day

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

Michael, James, Thomas, John, Mary, Timothy, David, Robert, Patrick, 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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