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Burke

in the US

There are 96,579 people with the last name "Burke" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Burke 216
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  1. is 212th most common George
  2. is 213th most common Larson
  3. is 214th most common Mendoza
  4. is 215th most common Watkins
  5. is 216th most common Burke
  6. is 217th most common Morrison
  7. is 218th most common Harper
  8. is 219th most common Fernandez
  9. is 220th most common Carr

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burke

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