Burke
Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map
Click on a county to see more detail| Antrim: | 30 | Armagh: | 47 | Belfast city: | 16 | Carlow: | 16 |
| Cavan: | 5 | Clare: | 184 | Cork: | 332 | Cork city: | 26 |
| Derry: | 25 | Donegal: | 12 | Down: | 12 | Dublin: | 81 |
| Dublin city: | 64 | Fermanagh: | 14 | Galway: | 906 | Kerry: | 78 |
| Kildare: | 50 | Kilkenny: | 96 | Laois: | 45 | Leitrim: | 10 |
| Limerick: | 283 | Limerick city: | 23 | Longford: | 28 | Louth: | 25 |
| Mayo: | 458 | Meath: | 27 | Monaghan: | 2 | Offaly: | 59 |
| Roscommon: | 139 | Sligo: | 74 | Tipperary: | 674 | Tyrone: | 9 |
| Waterford: | 133 | Westmeath: | 36 | Wexford: | 42 | Wicklow: | 62 |
Surname Dictionary
| Bourke | Very numerous: Munster, Connacht etc. Ir. de Búrca. Still more numerous as Burke, q.v. |
| Burke | Very numerous: in all provinces, especially Connacht. Ir. de Búrca. One of the great Anglo-Norman families, coming in the person of William de Burgo in 1171. Becoming completely gaelicised, they produced many septs: MacHugo, MacGibbon, MacRedmond etc. They settled extensively in Connacht. IF,MIF & SGG. |
| de Búrca | fairly rare: Dublin, Galway etc. Ir. Lang. See Burke, Bourke. |
| de Búrca | Burke, Bourke: an-líonmhar ar fud na tíre, i gConnachta ach go h-áirithe. Ceann de mhór-chlanna na Normannach: de Burgo. Sa 14 céad, gaelaíodh iad i gConnachta agus bhí tailte fairsinge ag Mac Liam Uachtair i nGaillimh agus Mac Liam Íochtair i Maigh Eo. Bhíodar i mbarúntacht Clann Liam i Luimneach, leis. Thóg na Burcaigh sloinnte Gaelacha dóibh féin, m.sh. Mac Philbín, Mac Réamoinn, Mac Giobúin. Ba liosta le lua na Burcaigh a thuill clú & cáil: Edmund Burke, polaiteoir; an Canónach Uilleac de Búrca, scoláire Gaeilge; Sir Bernard Burke, geineolaí & rl. IF & SGG. |
| De Burgh | Very rare: Dublin etc. The notable Norman family, later Burke, q.v. |
- Burke in 1659.
- Burke births mapped 1864-1913
- Burke 1901 census map
- Burke 1911 census map
- Burke Roman Catholic baptisms
Maps
The surname
Parishes where Burke and a second surname are found together
Variants in Griffith's
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