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Burke

in Texas

There are 4,300 people with the last name "Burke" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

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Burke 494
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  1. is 490th most common Pacheco
  2. is 491st most common Buchanan
  3. is 492nd most common Olson
  4. is 493rd most common Ponce
  5. is 494th most common Burke
  6. is 495th most common York
  7. is 496th most common Tyler
  8. is 497th most common Greene
  9. is 498th most common Bridges

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

John, James, William, Michael, David, Robert, Thomas, Richard, Patrick, Charles

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 Texas

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John Burke, TX (84 searches)
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