Burke Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 4
Channel Islands 36
Cheshire 201
Cornwall 10
Cumberland 5
Derbyshire 53
Devon 38
Dorset 15
Durham 192
Essex 21
Gloucestershire 43
Hampshire 103
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 14
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 5
Kent 111
Lancashire 2,077
Leicestershire 22
Lincolnshire 22
London 1,020
Middlesex 37
Northumberland 113
Norfolk 8
Northamptonshire 3
Nottinghamshire 12
Oxfordshire 4
Rutland 0
Shropshire 52
Suffolk 14
Somerset 11
Surrey 63
Sussex 7
Staffordshire 220
Warwickshire 177
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 3
Worcestershire 14
Yorkshire 545

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 3
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 2
Carmarthenshire 5
Denbighshire 35
Flintshire 13
Glamorgan 76
Merionethshire 3
Montgomeryshire 7
Monmouthshire 43
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Burke Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burke family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 891
Labourer 290
Hawker 67
Tailor 51
Agricultural Labourer 47
Domestic Servant 43
House Keeper 42
Servant 40
Charwoman 36
Laundress 32
Dress Maker 30
General Servant 28
Cotton Weaver 28
Dock Labourer 28
Cotton Operative 23
Shoe Maker 23
Coal Miner 22
Bricklayer Labourer 21
Farm Labourer 20
Labourer In Iron Works 20
General Labourer 18
Factory Operative 18
Tailoress 17
Private 15
Cooper 14

Most Frequent Forenames for Burke

Name Census Frequency
Mary Burke 4,579
John Burke 4,236
Thomas Burke 2,471
William Burke 1,995
James Burke 1,881
Margaret Burke 1,493
Patrick Burke 1,375
Catherine Burke 1,298
Ellen Burke 1,193
Michael Burke 1,193
Elizabeth Burke 1,033
Bridget Burke 995
Edward Burke 966
Ann Burke 869
Sarah Burke 835
Annie Burke 729
Joseph Burke 585
Jane Burke 552
Martin Burke 434
George Burke 406
Alice Burke 405
Henry Burke 400
Richard Burke 400
Peter Burke 390
Kate Burke 365

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

Did you know?

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

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