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Burke name meaning

First Name
4k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
123k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Burke mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Burke

User Submitted Origins

Irish
69%
Celtic
31%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Burke is of Irish origin and means "Brave".
  2. A user from New York, U.S. says the name Burke means "To stifle".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
verb Burke
Senses
  1. To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection.
  2. To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question."The court could not burke an inquiry, supported by such a mass of a affidavits." [C. Reade.]

Etymology: From one Burke of Edinburgh, who committed the crime in 1829
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
    Synonyms: burk, calamity jane, martha jane burk, and martha jane burke
  2. British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
    Synonyms: edmund burke
  3. Get rid of, silence, or suppress ("burke an issue")
  4. Murder without leaving a trace on the body
Wiktionary

From an Anglo-Norman pronunciation of burgh.

  1. A topographical surname​ for someone who lived in a fortified place.
  2. Any of various places in the United States, including:
    1. A small city, the county seat of Gregory County, South Dakota.

Burke was also found in the following language(s): German

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Notable Persons Named Burke

Notable Persons Named Burke

Burke and Hare murders

Burke and Hare murders is a criminal.

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Burke Shelley

Burke Shelley is a hard rock and heavy metal music musician and singer-songwriter. He plays Bass guitar, Guitar, Keyboard instrument, Fender Precision Bass, and Vocals. He was most active from 1967 to 1967. Burke was given the name John Burke Shelley on April 10th, 1947 in Tiger Bay.

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Burke Badenhop

Burke Badenhop is a baseball player for the Washington Nationals. Burke was born on February 8th, 1983 in Atlanta.

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Burke Marshall

Burke Marshall was an Assistant United States Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Burke was born on October 1st, 1922 in Plainfield, New Jersey. He left this life on June 2nd, 2003.

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Burke Harr

Burke was born on October 13th, 1971 in Illinois.

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Burke Reid

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Burke

Notable Persons With the Last Name Burke

Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke was a Paymaster of the Forces. Edmund was born on January 12th, 1729 in Dublin, Ireland. He breathed his last breath on July 9th, 1797.

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James Burke

James was born on July 5th, 1926 in New York City. He passed away on April 13th, 1996.

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Tom Burke

Tom Burke is an actor. He has had major accomplishments since 1999. Tom was given the name Tom Liam Benedict Burke on June 30th, 1981 in London, England, UK.

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Brooke Burke

Brooke Burke is an actress, dancer, model, and television personality. She was most prominent from 1986 to present. Brooke was given the name Brooke Lisa Burke on September 8th, 1971 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Brooke is also known as Charvet and Brooke Burke.

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Billy Burke

Billy Burke is an actor and musician. He has been prominent since 1990. Billy was given the name William Albert Burke on November 25th, 1966 in Bellingham, Washington, US.

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Robert John Burke

Robert John Burke is an actor. He was most prominent from 1981 to present. Robert was born on September 12th, 1960 in Washington Heights, Manhattan.

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  • Delta Burke
    Actress
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    Actress
  • Alexandra Burke
    Musician
  • Trey Burke
    Basketball Player
  • Solomon Burke
    Preacher
  • Doris Burke
    Television Sports Reporter
  • Raymond Leo Burke
    Cardinal
  • Chris Burke
  • Arleigh Burke
    Military Person
  • Paul Burke
    Actor
  • Clem Burke
    Musician
  • Sarah Burke
    Athlete
  • Reece Burke
    Soccer Player
  • Robert O'Hara Burke
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Common last names for Burke

Common first names for Burke

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Burke U.S.
█  White 85.93% 64.26%
█  African American 8.76% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.68% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.54% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.68% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.41% 16.26%

Of Last Name Burke

People with the last name Burke are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Burke

  • What name lists does Burke rank for?
    #246Popular Surnames
  • How Popular is the name Burke? Burke is the 4,605th most popular name of all time. As a last name Burke was the 246th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Burke have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,845 babies born with the first name Burke in the United States. That's more than enough people named Burke to occupy the territory of Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 3,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Burke? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1881 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Burke first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Burke is Monday, March 9th, 1874.
  • What year had the most people named Burke born? The highest recorded use of the first name Burke was in 2013 with a total of 78 babies.
  • Random Burke Factoid: According to the 1980 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Burke is not a popular baby boy's name in Utah. Imagine that, only 7 babies in Utah have the same name in 1980.
  • Weird things about the name Burke: The name spelled backwards is Ekrub. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Bkuer. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Burke? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 122,877 people with the last name Burke.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Burke? Burke was ranked as the 246th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
    • Burke name meaning

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