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There are approximately 37,452 people named Burke in the UK. That makes it the 240th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 593 are named Burke.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Burke surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A corruption of (De) Burgo, as the name was formerly written, that is, from the fort, castle, hill, or city. This family went from Normandy into England with the Conqueror, and afterward into Ireland with Strongbow.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BURKE. A hardened pronunciation of Burgh, and equivalent to Borrowes, &iO. See Burgh. The great Irish family are traced to the Anglo-Norm. De Burghs, one of whom settled in Ireland soon after the acquisition of that country by the English monarchs. The name Alfric de Sure, apparently of Saxon origin, appear.s in the Domesd. of Sufiblk. In the H.K. the name of the famous Hubert de Burgh, temp. King John, is sometimes Avritteu De Burk.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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