Given name & surname
Burk
“from the fortress on the hill”
Burk is a variant of Burke. One French interpretation is “from the fortress on the hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Burk is a variant of Burke. One French interpretation is “from the fortress on the hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Burk is a variant of Burke. An origin associated with Burke is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1891. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Burk through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 244
- 244 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 291 as a first name in 2020; 14,779 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Burk’s family of names
Burk has a related form in Burke. In German usage, Burk as a surname has a related form in Burg. In German usage, Burk as a surname has a related form in Bürg.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Burk
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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