The burke Surname
burke Name Meaning and 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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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