Bourke (surname)


Bourke is 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 descendants of William de Burgh had the surname de Burgh which was gaelicised in Irish as de Búrca and over the centuries became Búrc then Burke and Bourke.
Notable people with this name include:

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  • Latika Bourke, Australian author and journalist
  • Lindsay Bourke or Lindsay Blue, Australian classical and ambient musician, visual artist and poet

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