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Burke

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Burke (Irish: de Búrca; Latin: de Burgo) is a Norman-Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the descendants of William de Burgh (circa 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.

Notable people with this name include:

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  • Ian Burke Irish Gaelic football player
  • Ingrid Burke or "Indy" Burke, American botanist and academic
  • Irwin Burke (born 1916, date of death unknown), Barbadian cricketer

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Aggrey Burke
Aggrey Burke
Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Burke

02Given name

Barbara Burke
Barbara Burke
Bessie Burke
Bessie Burke

03By title

Caroline Burke
Caroline Burke
Charles H. Burke
Charles H. Burke

04Fictional characters

Cheryl Burke
Cheryl Burke
Chris Burke
Chris Burke
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Burke (disambiguation)

Burke is a surname or given name.

De Burgh

de Burgh 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.

House of Burgh

The House of Burgh, also known by the family names of Burke and Bourke (Irish: de Búrca), is an Irish family, descending from the Anglo-Norman de Burgh dynasty, who played a prominent role in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland, where they settled and attained the earldoms of Kent, Ulster, Clanricarde, and Mayo at various times, and they have provided queens consort of Scotland and Thomond and Kings of England via a matrilineal line. The original (Ulster) line became extinct in 1363, along with the Clanricarde line in 1916, though the Mayo line is represented by the current Earl of Mayo.