Bourke Surname

17,917th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Bourke Surname Definition:

= Burke, q.v.

Bourke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia16,0091:1,686208
Ireland5,2811:892162
United States3,7571:96,47610,783
England2,7121:20,5452,905
New Zealand1,2321:3,676576
Canada9511:38,7444,862
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Scotland1251:42,8313,932
Northern Ireland971:19,0212,369
Wales781:39,6733,883
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Jersey471:2,111345
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
France101:6,642,272293,169
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Tonga41:26,828461
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,6891:945158
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6521:37,3864,832
Scotland491:76,3924,290
Wales221:71,2923,399
Jersey141:3,706624
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6911:72,6757,795

Bourke (157) may also be a first name.

Bourke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Burke, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(1) Place name in Ireland. (2) “Castle” or “Town” in Anglo-Norman. Originally Burgh.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(French) Dweller at, or near, a stronghold or fortified place.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

For Burke or Burgh. The Earls of Mayo are of this name.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, de Burgo; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bourke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bourke Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bourke is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bourke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,917th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 236,447 people. Bourke occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Bourke live; 56 percent live in Australasia and 56 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Bourke is also the 732,696th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 157 people.

Bourke is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 16,009 people, or 1 in 1,686. In Australia Bourke is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 45 percent are found, New South Wales, where 28 percent are found and Queensland, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Australia it is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Bourke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bourke has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Bourke surname expanded 113 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 416 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bourke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bourke last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bourke surname are 9.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bourke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning R 123,696 per year; in United States they earn 18.64% more than the national average, earning $51,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning $57,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourkes923/
Bourker921/
Bourket921/
Bourkee920/
Bourcke920/
Burke91272,754/
Borke911,033/
Bourk91468/
Bourkett860/
Bhurke836,017/
Burkey835,674/
Bourki831,061/
Borkey83645/
Buhrke83470/
Bource83351/
Buerke83285/
Buurke83215/
Burkee83176/
Bourka83151/
Boerke83134/
Burcke83103/
Bourck8356/
Borcke8349/
Burkie8330/
Burkei8329/
Bohrke8322/
Bourks8315/
Bourqe8313/
Burkhe8313/
Borkhe838/
Borked834/
Burkez834/
Mbourk834/
Buirke832/
Burked832/
Bhorke832/
Burrke832/
Boorke832/
Borkeu832/
Burkeu831/
Buorke831/
Burkej831/
Borkea831/
Borkei831/
Borkej831/
Bouerk831/
Burgke831/
Borkee831/
Baurke830/
Bourky830/
Beurke830/
Burk8027,316/
Bork8017,628/
Bourckett801/
Bourque7725,054/
Bourgue77931/
Bourkha77899/
Bourkaa77208/
Borkett77162/
Buurkes77121/
Bourcey77108/
Beurket7756/
Bourche7738/
Borkesz7733/
Burkesh7723/
Bhurkhe7718/
Buråker7712/
Burckey7712/
Borkets777/
Bourgki776/
Boerkei775/
Burkeet775/
Buercke774/
Bhurkke774/
Bujarke773/
Burkket773/
Bhorker772/
Burckie772/
Boråker772/
Burkead771/
Burkees771/
Burkeit771/
Burkess771/
Burkhed771/
Burkhes771/
Burcket771/
Bourkis771/
Bourqez771/
Bauerke771/
Baurkee771/
Boercke771/
Borcker771/
Burkest771/
Borrker771/
Borkeah771/
Boorkes771/
Bourkai771/
Bourkay771/
Burkeha771/
Borkead771/
Borcket770/
Buirkes770/
Burcked770/
Burkhet770/
Burkets770/
Borckey770/
Bajorke770/
Burka7311,736/
Barke7310,417/
Bourg738,069/
Burce736,924/
Borka733,666/
Burki733,512/
Borck733,424/
Borce732,515/
Burck731,792/
Borki73689/
Buerk73683/
Burky73557/
Boork73100/
Burkh7358/
Borks7356/
Borkh7350/
Bourc7336/
Burgk7322/
Bohrk7316/
Burkt7313/
Borky7310/
Burkø738/
Bořke737/
Borkø736/
Burkx736/
Burkk735/
Bourq735/
Baurk731/
Buirk731/
Beurk731/
Burkė731/
Boerk730/
Bgork730/
Bujrk730/
Burrk730/
Borgk730/
Bourková7165/
Burckett7158/
Bourquet7126/
Burkeitt7117/
Bourques7114/
Bourqieh714/
Bourgkis714/
Bourkova714/
Bourquez713/
Bourrque713/
Bourgque713/
Borckett712/
Burrkett712/
Bourkaid712/
Bourkaya712/
Burkeich711/
Burkhedt711/
Burkheit711/
Bouyrque711/
Bajorkez711/
Bourquie711/
Bourquer711/
Borgåker711/
Bojorkes711/
Bourkaia711/
Bourkais711/
Bourkhid711/
Borkhead710/
Burckead710/
Baurkett710/
Borrkett710/
Burkheis710/
Burcea6710,690/
Borcea673,658/
Barkey672,365/
Borque671,462/
Burkay671,419/
Barcke67581/
Bahrke67579/
Borche67522/
Burque67448/
Buerck67368/
Barkie67324/
Bhurka67215/
Burgue67208/
Bührke67198/
Bourkhiss67182/
Borcky67170/
Barkei67161/
Bierke67143/
Buerki67133/
Borgue67131/
Burkhi67114/
Burksh67113/
Borkay67113/
Borkai67100/
Burche6797/
Bourzg6792/
Burcky6761/
Buerky6760/
Barkeh6757/
Bhurki6755/
Burcks6748/
Barkee6741/
Bharke6735/
Bourcq6735/
Burzki6728/
Bourgh6726/
Burkyt6726/
Boyark6720/
Burkha6718/
Burkoy6715/
Barkhe6713/
Bayurk6712/
Vurcke6711/
Boorka679/
Boorky678/
Borkka678/
Boorck678/
Bouerg678/
Boerck678/
Burzka678/
Borkha677/
Burkka677/
Bajork677/
Burkaa676/
Byjork675/
Boorks675/
Burkquest675/
Burkoj674/
Burcey673/
Barkez673/
Burkät673/
Burkai673/
Burkhy673/
Bujork672/
Bhuyarker672/
Beerke672/
Bourgt672/
Bourqu672/
Burkuy672/
Borkoi672/
Barkke672/
Barkea672/
Vorkeh672/
Borkés672/
Bauwerker672/
Borcki672/
Bourgs672/
Burkiy671/
Burkoa671/
Buurks671/
Byerke671/
Burckhett671/
Buerkh671/
Borzky671/
Borkhi671/
Borksz671/
Borqez671/
Bowerk671/
Borcey671/
Bhorka671/
Bhorkquez671/
Bijork671/
Burkaá671/
Vorkhe671/
Boehrk671/
Burkij671/
Bourkhich671/
Bourqi671/
Bourca671/
Borgki671/
Borkői671/
D'Burk671/
Batrke671/
Barkje671/
Barrke671/
Buorka671/
Bourkhais671/
Bourqs671/
Borcka671/
Baarke670/
Bourquess670/
Baurks670/
Boorce670/
Burkkeitt670/
Hburks670/
Boyrka670/
Vorkee670/
Beyork670/

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