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Burke

in Ohio

There are 3,729 people with the last name "Burke" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

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Burke 223
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  1. is 219th most common Newman
  2. is 220th most common Caldwell
  3. is 221st most common Huffman
  4. is 222nd most common Norris
  5. is 223rd most common Burke
  6. is 224th most common Holmes
  7. is 225th most common Hudson
  8. is 226th most common Blair
  9. is 227th most common Wolf

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

John, Michael, James, Robert, William, Thomas, David, Richard, Joseph, Daniel

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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