Burke

Burke is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (c.1160–1206) had the surname de Burgh which was gaelicised in Irish as de Búrca and over the centuries became Búrc then Burke and Bourke.[1]

Burke
Blazon: Or, a cross gules
Pronunciation/bərk/
Language(s)English / Irish
Origin
Language(s)French
Derivationde Burgh (de Búrca / Búrc)
Meaning"of the borough"
Region of originEngland, Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)Bourke, Burgo/de Burgo, de Bourgh
Anglicisation(s)Burgh

Notable people with this name include:

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[[[Margaret Burke Sheridan

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Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. Woulfe, Patrick (1923). Irish Names and Surnames (in English and Ga). Dublin: M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd.
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