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Burke

in South Carolina

There are 1,113 people with the last name "Burke" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Burke 454
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  1. is 450th most common Smoak
  2. is 451st most common Ingram
  3. is 452nd most common Rollins
  4. is 453rd most common Manning
  5. is 454th most common Burke
  6. is 455th most common Cohen
  7. is 456th most common Rowe
  8. is 457th most common English
  9. is 458th most common Godfrey

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

John, James, Robert, Thomas, David, Michael, Mary, Richard, William, Timothy

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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John Burke, SC (9 searches)
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