De Burgh

de Burgh
Blazon: Or, a cross gules
PronunciationEnglish: /d ˈbɜːr/
Irish: [də ˈbuːɾˠkə]
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)French
Meaning"of the borough"
Region of originEngland, 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:

  1. ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). Irish Names and Surnames (in English and Irish). Dublin: M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd.