Burke.
A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.
Meaning & usage
A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Shoshone County, Idaho.
A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Franklin County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Gregory County, South Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Angelina County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Caledonia County, Vermont, named after Edmund Burke.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin, named after Edmund Burke.
A local government area in north-west Queensland, Australia, named after Robert O'Hara Burke; in full, the Shire of Burke.
Where this word comes from
From an Anglo-Norman pronunciation of burg.
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