Surname Etymology and Meaning of BURKE
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| A corruption of (De) Burgo, as the name was formerly written, that is, from the fort, castle, hill, or city. This family went from Normandy into England with the Conqueror, and afterward into Ireland with Strongbow. Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857). |
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