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Burke

in Virginia

There are 3,378 people with the last name "Burke" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Burke 171
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  1. is 167th most common Vaughan
  2. is 168th most common Palmer
  3. is 169th most common Shifflett
  4. is 170th most common Rice
  5. is 171st most common Burke
  6. is 172nd most common Matthews
  7. is 173rd most common Carroll
  8. is 174th most common Lambert
  9. is 175th most common Andrews

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

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

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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William Burke, VA (9 searches)
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