Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>B>Buri-Burk>Burke>Tennessee

Burke

in Tennessee

There are 1,704 people with the last name "Burke" in Tennessee.

Add to web page

Ranking in Tennessee

NameRank
Burke 424
close
  1. is 420th most common Carver
  2. is 421st most common Odom
  3. is 422nd most common Spears
  4. is 423rd most common Parrish
  5. is 424th most common Burke
  6. is 425th most common Allison
  7. is 426th most common Garland
  8. is 427th most common Mccormick
  9. is 428th most common Patrick

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

Michael, William, James, John, Mary, Robert, David, Charles, Thomas, Lisa

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 Tennessee

Since June 2009
763

Most Popular Search

Michael Burke, TN (9 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv1)

© 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement