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Burke

in Rhode Island

There are 591 people with the last name "Burke" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Burke 110
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  1. is 106th most common Morin
  2. is 107th most common Sherman
  3. is 108th most common Russo
  4. is 109th most common Gagnon
  5. is 110th most common Burke
  6. is 111th most common Ortiz
  7. is 112th most common Reyes
  8. is 113th most common Gray
  9. is 114th most common Carroll

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

John, William, Thomas, Michael, Stephen, Joseph, Robert, James, Mary, Paul

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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