Burk Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Burk Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burk family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 80
General Labourer 23
Coal Miner 16
Hawker 7
Labourer 7
House Keeper 7
Agricultural Labourer 6
Dock Labourer 6
Domestic Servant 6
Dress Maker 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Ship Yard Labourer 5
Cotton Weaver 5
Shoe Maker 5
Cotton Spinner 4
General Laborer 4
Living On Own Means 4
Brick Layer 4
Carpenter 3
Cotton Operative 3
Cook 3
Plumber 3
Nurse 3
Blacksmith 3
Dressmaker 3

Burk Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brook 40% 95,789
2 Burke 80% 44,818
3 Brooke 33% 36,883
4 Brake 40% 6,489
5 Burk 100% 6,335
6 Barke 60% 6,098
7 Bark 75% 5,325
8 Bourke 67% 3,816
9 Birck 60% 2,029
10 Berch 40% 1,621
11 Birk 75% 1,269
12 Berk 75% 905
13 Broke 40% 465
14 Break 40% 290
15 Bourk 80% 269
16 Abrook 33% 266
17 Birke 60% 237
18 Burck 80% 227
19 Berke 60% 192
20 Bruke 40% 161
21 Berck 60% 155
22 Bork 75% 132

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The surname Burk is the 5th most popular variant of Brook.

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