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Burke

in West Virginia

There are 596 people with the last name "Burke" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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Burke 429
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  1. is 425th most common Randolph
  2. is 426th most common Hodge
  3. is 427th most common Kinder
  4. is 428th most common Shafer
  5. is 429th most common Burke
  6. is 430th most common Francis
  7. is 431st most common Lantz
  8. is 432nd most common Shepherd
  9. is 433rd most common Boone

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

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

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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James Burke, WV (9 searches)
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