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| Pronunciation | English: /bərk/ Irish: [ˈbuːɾˠk] |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English / Irish |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Derivation | de Burgh (de Búrca / Búrc) |
| Meaning | "of the borough" |
| Region of origin | England, Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Burke, Burgo/de Burgo, de Bourgh |
| Anglicisation(s) | Burgh |
Bourke (Irish: de Búrca; Latin: Burgo) is an Anglo-Norman Irish surname, a variant of the surname Burke, 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][2][3]
Notable people with this name include:
- ^ "Bourke Coat of Arms Meanings and Family Crest Artwork". coadb.com: Coat of Arms, Surname Histories, Genealogy. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Bourke Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). Irish Names and Surnames (in English and Irish). Dublin: M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd.