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Burke

in Pennsylvania

There are 4,697 people with the last name "Burke" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Burke 137
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  1. is 133rd most common Ford
  2. is 134th most common Cole
  3. is 135th most common Henderson
  4. is 136th most common Hunter
  5. is 137th most common Burke
  6. is 138th most common Gardner
  7. is 139th most common Cox
  8. is 140th most common Mcdonald
  9. is 141st most common Cunningham

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

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

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