What does the last name Burke mean?

Question

What does the last name Burke mean?

Answer 1

there are two answers,the first is it comes from the norman name de burgh second is comes from the french bourque.

the name is very common in galway as galway was one of the normon strongholds,

Answer 2

It is middle English, burk means fort

of English Irish origin

Answer 3

This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the,

Burke Name Meaning and History

Irish (of Anglo-Norman origin): habitational name from Burgh in Suffolk, England. This is named with Old English burh ‘fortification’, ‘fortified manor’.

Norwegian: Americanized form of Børke, a habitational name from any of eight farms in southeastern Norway, named with Old Norse birki ‘birch wood’.

German: variant of Burk.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Burke

Irish (of Anglo-Norman origin): habitational name from Burgh in Suffolk, England. This is named with Old English burh ‘fortification’, ‘fortified manor’.

Norwegian: Americanized form of Børke, a habitational name from any of eight farms in southeastern Norway, named with Old Norse birki ‘birch wood’.

German: variant of Burk.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

Answer 5

Burke meaning, from middle English word burk,

and means "fort".