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Burke Family History
Burke Genealogy & Family TreeBurke is an Irish name from County Galway, Ireland, from medieval times, where the earliest Burke ancestor—Richard Oge de Burc, Lord Justice of Ireland—was recorded in 1177. It comes from the Old German word burg which referred to someone who lived on or near a hill. Roots for the name can also be found in England. The family motto is Ung roy, ung foy, ung loy which means “One king, one faith, one law.”
Other spellings include “Bourk,” “Bourke,” “Burk,” and “de Burgh.” Notable people with the surname include American actress Billie Burke (The Wizard of Oz), American Olympic athlete Thomas Burke, American actor Billy Burke (Revolution, the Twilight series, The Closer), and American frontierswoman Martha Jane Burke (better known as Calamity Jane). The first Burke to come to America was H Burke in Virginia in 1647.
Burke Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Margaret Elizabeth Burke -- --, 1854 May 31, 1945 Georgia
- Mary Burke -- --, 1732 December 0, 1783 Virginia
- Mary C. Burke -- --, 1825 May 11, 1917 Virginia
- William Andrew Burke -- --, 1925 June 16, 2001 Michigan
- Urshula F. Burke -- --, 1830 December 0, 1903 Virginia
Burke Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Edward Burke December 8, 1941
- Richard Noel Burke -- --, 1932 September 0, 1992
- Estelle A. Burke -- --, 1877 December 0, 1937 Illinois
- Susannah Burke -- --, 1803 December 0, 1850 North Carolina
- William Burke -- --, 1839 June 7, 1914 Nova Scotia
