Burkett Family History
Burkett Name Meaning
English: from an Old English personal name, Burgheard,
composed of the elements burh, burg ‘fort’ (see
Burke) + heard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. The name was
reintroduced into Middle English by the Normans in the forms
Bou(r)chart, Bocard. In the form Burkhard it was
a very popular medieval German name. There has been considerable
confusion between this English surname and Birkett.Perhaps
also a variant of German Burkhart.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Burkett Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Burkett families
 108 - 214  37 - 107 |
 1 - 36  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Burkett families
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83 - 163 28 - 82 |
1 - 27 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Burkett families
|
3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Burkett Family Origin
Burkett Immigration Information
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Burkett Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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