Bourke (surname)
 Blazon: Or, a cross gules | |
| Pronunciation | /bərk/ |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English / Irish |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Derivation | de Burgh (de Búrca / Búrc) |
| Meaning | "of the borough" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Burke, de Búrca, Burgo/de Burgo, de Bourgh |
Bourke an Anglo-Norman Irish surname, a variant of the surname Burke, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of Burgh. In Ireland, the surname de Burgh was gaelicised in Irish as de Búrca which over the centuries became Búrc then Burke and Bourke.[1][2][3]
Notable people with this name include:
Surname[]
A[]
- Al Bourke or Alan Stamford (born 1928), Australian boxer of the 1940s and 1950s
- Anselm Bourke or Msgr Anselm (Nicholas) Bourke (1835–1924), Irish-Australian Roman Catholic priest
- Arthur Roston Bourke, English association football referee and administrator
B[]
- Balthazar Bourke (fl. 1607), Irish soldier and Knight of Santiago
- Barry Bourke (born 1943), Australian rules footballer
- Betty Bourke (née Lucas), (1924–2015), New Zealand politician and health administrator
- Bill Bourke (disambiguation)
- Bill Bourke (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1932), Australian rules footballer
- Bill Bourke or William Meskill Bourke (1913–1981), Australian politician
- Bill Bourke (footballer, born 1927) (1927–2002), Australian rules footballer
- Brian Bourke (born 1936), Irish artist
- Bruce Bourke (born 1929), Australian former swimmer
C[]
- Cecil Bourke or Cecil Frederick Joseph Bourke (1841–1910), British cleric and Archdeacon of Buckingham
- Charles Bourke (c.1765–1820), Irish priest
- Chris Bourke, Australian politician
- Ciarán Bourke (1935–1988), Irish singer and folk musician
- Colin Bourke (born 1984), Japanese rugby sevens player
D[]
- Damian Bourke (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
- Daniel Bourke (1886–1952), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Darren Bourke (born 1970), Australian rules footballer
- Daryl Bourke (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
- David Bourke (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
- David Noel Bourke (born 1970), Denmark-based, Irish-born independent filmmaker
- Dermot Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo (1851–1927), Anglo-Irish peer
E[]
- Eddie Bourke or Edmund Francis Bourke (1852–1926), Irish-South African politician and businessman
- Edmund Bourke (1761–1821) (1761–1821), Danish statesman
- Edwin Bourke (1836–1915), Canadian farmer and political figure in Manitoba
- Eleanor Legge-Bourke (born 1980), British PR executive and TV personality
- Eva Bourke (born 1946), German-born Irish poet
- Evelyn Bourke (born 1965), Irish businesswoman
F[]
- Fannie Bourke or Fan Bourke or Fannie Burke, (1886–1959), American stage and film actress
- Fiona Bourke (born 1988), New Zealand rower
- Francis Bourke or Francis William Bourke (born 1947), Australian rules footballer
- Frank Bourke or Francis Michael "Frank" Bourke (1922–2011), Australian rules footballer
G[]
- Gillian Bourke (born 1984), Irish female rugby union player
- Glenn Bourke (born 1960), Australian sailor
- Greg Bourke, Australian professional rugby league footballer
H[]
- Henry Bourke or Brigadier Henry Sackville Joynt Bourke (1900–1983), British Army officer
- Harry Legge-Bourke or Sir Henry Legge-Bourke (1914–1973) British politician
J[]
- Joanna Bourke (born 1963), British-based historian
- Joe Bourke (1884–1932), Australian rules footballer
- John Bourke (disambiguation)
- John Bourke (Australian politician) (1901–1970), Australian politician
- John Bourke (footballer) (born 1953), Scottish footballer
- John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo (c. 1705–1790), Irish politician and peer
- John Bourke, 2nd Earl of Mayo (c. 1729–1792), Irish politician and peer
- John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo (1766–1849), Irish politician and peer
- John Gregory Bourke (1846–1896), American Civil War medal of honor recipient
- John Philip Bourke (1860–1914), Australian poet
- Sir John Bourke of Brittas, Irish Roman Catholic, hanged for refusing to renounce his faith
- Jordon Bourke (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
- Joseph Bourke (1772–1843), Irish Anglican priest
- Joseph Bourke, 3rd Earl of Mayo or Joseph Deane Bourke (1736–1794), Irish peer and cleric
K[]
- Katherine Bourke, Australian lawyer and judge
- Ken Bourke (born 1958), Australian professional rugby league footballer
L[]
- Latika Bourke (born 1984), Australian author and journalist
- Lindsay Bourke or Lindsay Blue (born 1945), Australian classical and ambient musician, visual artist and poet
M[]
- Margaret Bourke (1945–2021), Australian bridge player
- Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971), American photographer
- Martin Bourke (disambiguation)
- Martin Bourke (diplomat), (born 1947), British diplomat, governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
- Martin Bourke (footballer), (born 1936), Australian rules footballer
- Martin Bourke (politician), (1867–1939), American lawyer and politician from New York
- Mary Bourke-Dowling (1882–1944), Irish suffragette and republican
- Mary Robinson (nee Bourke; born 1944), Irish politician and 7th President of Ireland
- Matthew Bourke (born 1968), Australian rules footballer
- Maurice Bourke (1853–1900), British Royal Navy officer
- Meiler Bourke or Miles Bourke, 11th Mac William Iochtar (died 1520), Irish chieftain and noble
- Michael Bourke (born 1941) British cleric and Bishop of Wolverhampton
- Miles Bourke (1925–1982), Australian farmer
N[]
- Nicholas Bourke, Anglo-Irish planter in Jamaica
P[]
- Paddy Bourke (disambiguation)
- Paddy Bourke (footballer) (1883–1930), Australian rules footballer
- Paddy Bourke (politician), Irish politician
- Paget Bourke or Sir Paget John Bourke (1906–1983), British colonial judge
- Pat Bourke (disambiguation)
- Pat Bourke (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1982), Australian footballer for Melbourne
- Pat Bourke (footballer, born 1923) (1923–2005), Australian footballer for South Melbourne
- Pat Bourke (musician), guitarist with the band Dallas Crane
- Peter Bourke (runner) (born 1958), Australian former middle-distance runner
- Pieter Bourke Australian musician, composer, producer and audio engineer
R[]
- Richard Bourke (disambiguation)
- Ricard Bourke, 9th Mac William Iochtar (died 1509), Irish chieftain and noble
- Ricard Ó Cuairsge Bourke, 7th Mac William Iochtar (died1473), Irish chieftain and noble
- Ricard mac Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke, 16th Mac William Iochtar (died 1571), Irish chieftain and noble
- Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo or Richard Southwell Bourke (1822–1872), Irish statesman
- Richard Bourke (academic) (born 1965), Irish academic
- Richard Bourke (bishop) (1767–1832), Irish bishop
- Richard the Iron Bourke, 18th Mac William Iochtar (died 1583), Irish chieftain and noble
- Richard Bourke (d. 1586), 19th Mac William Iochtar (died 1586), Irish chieftain and noble
- Richard "the Devils Hook" Bourke, 22nd Mac William Iochtar (died 1601), Irish chieftain and noble
- Richard Bourke or Sir Richard Bourke (1777–1855), 8th Governor of New South Wales
- Rick Bourke or Richard Bourke (1953–2006), Australian rugby league footballer
- Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara (1827–1902), British Conservative politician and colonial administrator
- Roger Bourke White (1911–2002), American businessman
- Russell Bourke, Autstralian engineer
S[]
- Sean Bourke or Sean Aloyisious Bourke (1934–1982) Irish prisoner
- Seaán mac Oliver Bourke or Seaán mac Oliver (John) Bourke, 17th Mac William Íochtar and 1st Baron Ardenerie (died 1580), Irish noble
- Shân Legge-Bourke (born 1943), Welsh landowner
- Shane Bourke (born 1988) is an Irish sportsperson
- Stan Bourke, Australian professional soccer player
- Stephen Bourke, Australian archaeologist
T[]
- Ted Bourke or Edward Arthur Bourke (1904–1952), Australian rules footballer
- Ted Bourke (footballer, born 1925) or Edward Thomas Bourke (1925–2014), Australian rules footballer
- Terence Bourke, 10th Earl of Mayo or Terence Patrick Bourke (1929–2006), Anglo-Irish peer
- Theobald Bourke (disambiguation)
- Theobald Bourke, 8th Mac William Iochtar (died 1503), Irish chieftain and noble
- Theobald mac Uilleag Bourke, 14th Mac William Iochtar (died 1537), Irish chieftain and noble
- Theobald Bourke (Irish MP) (c.1683–1726), Irish politician and MP
- Thomas Bourke (disambiguation)
- Thomas Bourke (cricketer) or Thomas Joseph Deane Bourke (1815–1875), Irish cricketer
- Thomas E. Bourke or Thomas Eugene Bourke (1896–1978), United States Marine Corps general
- Thomas Bourke, 4th Baron Bourke of Connell, 4th Baron Bourke of Connell (d. 1599), Irish noble
- Tom Bourke (1918–2001), Australian rugby league footballer
- Tibbot MacWalter Kittagh Bourke or Theobald FitzWalter Kittagh Bourke, 21st Mac William Iochtar (c.1570–c.1602), Irish chieftain and noble
- Tibbot ne Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo or Theobald Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo (1567–1629), Irish peer and parliamentarian
- Tiggy Legge-Bourke (born 1965), former British royal nanny
- Tim Bourke (footballer) (born 1969), Australian rules footballer
- Tim Bourke, Australian bridge player and author
- Tony Bourke (Australian politician) or Anthony James Bourke (born 1941), Australian politician
- Tony Bourke (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
- Troy Bourke (born 1994), Canadian professional ice hockey player
V[]
- Vernon Bourke (1907–1998), Canadian-American Philosopher
- Vin Bourke or Vincent Valera Bourke (born 1933), Australian rules footballer
W[]
- William Bourke (disambiguation)
- William "the Blind Abbot" Bourke, 20th Mac William Iochtar (died 1593), Irish chieftain and noble
- William Bourke, 1st Baron Bourke of Connell, 1st Baron Bourke of Connell (died 1584), Irish noble
- William Bourke Cockran (Bourke Cockran or Burke Cochran), (1854–1923), Irish-American politician and orator
Given name[]
- Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1761–1842), British botanist and one of the first fellows of the Linnean Society
- Bourke B. Hickenlooper or Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896–1971), American attorney and politician
- Philip Bourke Marston (1850–1887), English poet
See also[]
- Bourke (disambiguation)
- House of Burgh, an Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman dynasty founded in 1193
- Earl of Mayo, earldom created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1785
- Baron Bourke of Castleconnell, barony created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1580
- Baron Bourke of Brittas, barony created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1618
- Baron Ardenerie, barony created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1580
- Viscount Bourke of Clanmorries, viscouncy created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1629
- Baron Connemara, barony created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1887
- de Burgh, surname
- Burke, surname
References[]
- ^ "Bourke Coat of Arms Meanings and Family Crest Artwork". coadb.com: Coat of Arms, Surname Histories, Genealogy. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Bourke Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). Irish Names and Surnames (in English and Ga). Dublin: M. H. Gill & Sons Ltd.
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