Burke Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Burke Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burke family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 445
Labourer 160
Agricultural Labourer 79
Servant 41
Laundress 34
Dock Labourer 34
House Keeper 32
Hawker 32
Dress Maker 29
House Servant 27
Shoe Maker 27
Tailor 25
Coal Miner 25
Charwoman 24
General Servant 22
Cotton Factory Worker 19
Cotton Weaver 19
Farm Labourer 19
Bricklayer Labourer 15
Cotton Factory Hand 13
Dressmaker 12
Ag Lab 12
Errand Boy 11
Cotton Spinner 11
Private 11

Burke Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brook 20% 95,789
2 Burke 100% 44,818
3 Brooke 50% 36,883
4 Brake 60% 6,489
5 Burk 80% 6,335
6 Barke 80% 6,098
7 Bark 60% 5,325
8 Bourke 83% 3,816
9 Birck 40% 2,029
10 Berch 40% 1,621
11 Birk 60% 1,269
12 Berk 60% 905
13 Broke 60% 465
14 Break 20% 290
15 Bourk 60% 269
16 Abrook 17% 266
17 Birke 80% 237
18 Burck 60% 227
19 Berke 80% 192
20 Bruke 60% 161
21 Berck 40% 155
22 Bork 60% 132

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The surname Burke is the 2nd most popular variant of Brook.

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