 Blazon: Or, a cross gules | |
| Pronunciation | English: /d ˈbɜːr/ Irish: [də ˈbuːɾˠkə] |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Meaning | "of the borough" |
| Region of origin | England, Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | de Bourgh, Burgo/de Burgo |
| Anglicisation(s) | Burgh |
| Derivative(s) | de Búrca, Burke, Bourke |
de Burgh (English: /dəˈbɜːr/ də-BUR, French: [dəbuʁ]; Irish: de Búrca; Latin: Burgo) is an Anglo-Norman surname deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (c.1160–1206) had the surname de Burgh which was gaelicised in Irish as de Búrca and over the centuries became Búrc then Burke and Bourke.[1]
Notable people with this name include:
- ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). Irish Names and Surnames (in English and Irish). Dublin: M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd.