Burke Surname
Approximately 272,754 people bear this surname
Burke Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Burgh,' a sharpened pronunciation. The Irish Burkes are traced to the Anglo-Norman De Burghs, one of whom settled in Ireland soon after the acquisition of that country by the English monarchs.
Read More About This SurnameBurke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 167,511 | 1:2,164 | 214 |
| England | 27,749 | 1:2,008 | 241 |
| Ireland | 20,952 | 1:225 | 16 |
| Australia | 16,574 | 1:1,629 | 195 |
| Canada | 16,133 | 1:2,284 | 255 |
| Jamaica | 5,479 | 1:524 | 91 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,259 | 1:817 | 145 |
| Scotland | 2,216 | 1:2,416 | 445 |
| New Zealand | 1,945 | 1:2,328 | 312 |
| South Africa | 1,350 | 1:40,132 | 5,159 |
| Wales | 1,315 | 1:2,353 | 258 |
| Germany | 1,303 | 1:61,785 | 7,938 |
| Barbados | 752 | 1:382 | 92 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 652 | 1:2,092 | 353 |
| Thailand | 498 | 1:141,844 | 22,147 |
| Panama | 473 | 1:8,271 | 813 |
| Netherlands | 264 | 1:63,967 | 10,998 |
| France | 235 | 1:282,650 | 43,409 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 233 | 1:484 | 103 |
| Spain | 229 | 1:204,157 | 13,931 |
| Brazil | 221 | 1:968,662 | 34,434 |
| Dominican Republic | 216 | 1:48,301 | 2,508 |
| Suriname | 211 | 1:2,619 | 399 |
| India | 210 | 1:3,652,692 | 102,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Mexico | 167 | 1:743,271 | 11,182 |
| Argentina | 163 | 1:262,230 | 21,146 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Guyana | 124 | 1:6,147 | 1,056 |
| Japan | 119 | 1:1,074,322 | 20,778 |
| Cayman Islands | 115 | 1:556 | 88 |
| Costa Rica | 102 | 1:46,863 | 1,110 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| Belgium | 97 | 1:118,522 | 17,481 |
| Belize | 96 | 1:3,703 | 710 |
| Grenada | 88 | 1:1,233 | 232 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Iran | 80 | 1:959,782 | 44,995 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 75 | 1:736 | 152 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 75 | 1:1,472 | 241 |
| Zimbabwe | 75 | 1:205,843 | 23,645 |
| Venezuela | 74 | 1:408,163 | 8,379 |
| Malta | 72 | 1:5,976 | 398 |
| Honduras | 70 | 1:125,949 | 1,847 |
| Switzerland | 70 | 1:117,327 | 12,009 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Bahamas | 66 | 1:5,936 | 559 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 62 | 1:1,600 | 275 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Denmark | 59 | 1:95,673 | 9,081 |
| Aruba | 55 | 1:1,881 | 275 |
| Saint Lucia | 55 | 1:3,251 | 493 |
| Ecuador | 54 | 1:294,553 | 8,948 |
| British Virgin Islands | 52 | 1:608 | 111 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Guam | 49 | 1:3,268 | 415 |
| Italy | 46 | 1:1,329,493 | 77,702 |
| Finland | 44 | 1:124,925 | 12,029 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| Greece | 37 | 1:299,454 | 43,754 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Jersey | 37 | 1:2,681 | 461 |
| Liberia | 37 | 1:119,150 | 9,110 |
| Poland | 35 | 1:1,085,964 | 74,912 |
| Nicaragua | 31 | 1:194,229 | 2,495 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| China | 25 | 1:54,692,863 | 2,965 |
| Isle of Man | 24 | 1:3,576 | 767 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Bermuda | 22 | 1:2,967 | 463 |
| Northern Cyprus | 22 | 1:14,500 | 3,711 |
| Hong Kong | 21 | 1:349,309 | 3,156 |
| Lebanon | 21 | 1:268,433 | 9,626 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Cuba | 13 | 1:886,363 | 6,304 |
| South Korea | 13 | 1:3,941,558 | 724 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 13 | 1:2,641 | 268 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Ghana | 5 | 1:5,404,138 | 15,377 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 1:6,936,187 | 18,422 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Angola | 2 | 1:13,494,607 | 11,780 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 1:1,412,644 | 16,950 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14,449 | 1:307 | 24 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,766 | 1:3,139 | 444 |
| Scotland | 660 | 1:5,672 | 838 |
| Wales | 320 | 1:4,901 | 336 |
| Jersey | 24 | 1:2,162 | 357 |
| Guernsey | 15 | 1:2,177 | 371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27,998 | 1:1,794 | 187 |
The alternate forms: Bürke (901), Burkė (1) & Bűrke (1) are calculated separately.
Burke (5,412) may also be a first name.
Burke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Burgh,' a sharpened pronunciation. The Irish Burkes are traced to the Anglo-Norman De Burghs, one of whom settled in Ireland soon after the acquisition of that country by the English monarchs. The name Alfric de Burc, apparently of Saxon origin, appears in the Domesday of Suffolk. In the Hundred Rolls the name of the famous Hubert de Burgh, temp. King John, is sometimes written 'de Burk.'
Geoffrey de Bark. Herefordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Walter de Burk, Herefordshire, ibid.
Hubert de Burk, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Burk, Somerset, ibid.
1792. Married — James Burke and Susannah Readding: St. George, Hanover Square.
1803. — John Bark and Elizabeth Wise: ibid.
(English or Anglo-French-Teut.) belonging to Burgh (Suffolk) or Bourg (France) = the Stronghold. [O. Teutonic burg, a stronghold; whence O. French burg, burc, French bourg] Hubert de Burk.—Hundred Rolls John de Burk. —Hundred Rolls The family de Burgh, or Burke, has, since the reigns of Henry III. and Edward I., been esteemed one of the most opulent and powerful of the Anglo- Norman settlers in Ireland under Strong- bow. It held, by conquest and regal grant, whole territories in the counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Tipperary and Limerick.—Burke’s Peerage, etc.
De Búrca This is one of the most important and most numerous of Hiberno-Norman names. First identified with Connacht it is now numerous in all the provinces (least in Ulster). Many sub-septs of it were formed called MacHugo, MacGibbon, Mac Seoinín (Jennings), MacRedmond (q.v.) etc. Bibl; IF 66 etc; MIF 246; Map Gal, Mayo and Tip
(1) Place name in Ireland. (2) “Castle” or “Town” in Anglo-Norman. Originally Burgh.
See Bourke.
(Irish) Dweller at, or near, the burgh or stronghold.
A hardened pronunciation of Burgh, and equivalent to Borrowes, &c. See Burgh. The great Irish family are traced to the Anglo-Norman De Burghs, one of whom settled in Ireland soon after the acquisition of that country by the English monarchs. The name Alfric de Bure, apparently of Saxon origin, appears in the Domesd. of Suffolk. In the H.R. the name of the famous Hubert de Burgh, temp. King John, is sometimes written De Burk.
A corruption of (De) Burgo, as the name was formerly written, that is, from the fort, castle, hill, or city. This family wens from Normandy into England with the Conqueror, and afterward into Ireland with Strongbow.
From the French, de Burgo; a personal name.
Burke Demographics
Burke Religious Adherence
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Burke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Burke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Burke (Arabic: بيرك, Georgian: ბურკე, Hindi: बुरके, Marathi: बुरके, Russian: Буркэ) is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant: Bürke, Burkė or Bűrke. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Burke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,007th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,718 people. The last name Burke occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Burke live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Burke is also the 91,475th most widely held first name globally, held by 5,412 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 167,511 people, or 1 in 2,164. In The United States Burke is most common in: California, where 8 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 154 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and Ireland, where 8 percent live.
Burke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Burke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Burke last name grew 598 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 357 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 145 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 336 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 411 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Burke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Burke surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland and Maronite (80%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Burke are 6.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.4% being registered with the party.
The amount Burke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 62.41% more than the national average, earning 562,082 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.68% more than the national average, earning R 374,712 per year; in United States they earn 6.92% more than the national average, earning $46,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $50,239 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Burke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Burke in the Georgian language | ||
| ბურკე | burke | - |
| Burke in the Hindi language | ||
| बुरके | burake | - |
| Burke in the Marathi language | ||
| बुरके | burake | 55 |
| बुक | buka | 42.5 |
| बुरकेाने | burakeane | 2.5 |
| Burke in the Russian language | ||
| Буркэ | burke | - |
| Burke in the Arabic language | ||
| بيرك | byrk | - |
| بورك | bwrk | - |
| بوركي | bwrky | - |
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