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Burke

in Mississippi

There are 560 people with the last name "Burke" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

NameRank
Burke 652
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  1. is 648th most common Grimes
  2. is 649th most common Denton
  3. is 650th most common Mccain
  4. is 651st most common Rutledge
  5. is 652nd most common Burke
  6. is 653rd most common Huffman
  7. is 654th most common Knox
  8. is 655th most common Overstreet
  9. is 656th most common Mccormick

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

John, Robert, Michael, James, William, Richard, Angela, Barbara, Dennis, Mary

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.

Recent Searches for "Burke" in Mississippi

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John Burke, MS (9 searches)
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