De Búrca

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De Búrca is an Irish surname with Anglo‑Norman roots. It comes from the noble House of Burgh and the family of William de Burgh, who were influential in medieval Ireland. The Irish form de Búrca developed from the original de Burgh name and later evolved into English surnames such as Burke and Bourke.

What the name means and origins
- Meaning: “of the borough”
- Language: Irish
- Derivation: from de Burgh
- Region of origin: England and Ireland
- Variants: de Bourgh, Burgo (de Burgo)
- Anglicisations: Burgh
- Derivatives: Burke, Bourke

Notable people with the surname
- Aoife de Búrca (1885–1974), Red Cross nurse during the Irish Easter Rising
- Gráinne de Búrca (born 1966), Irish legal scholar
- Méabh de Búrca (born 1988), Irish footballer
- Déirdre de Búrca (born 1963), Irish Green Party politician
- Peadar de Burca, Irish actor, playwright and comedian

Background
- The name reflects the historic Anglo‑Norman presence in Ireland and its Gaelicisation over time, linking de Burgh to de Búrca, and later to Burke and Bourke in common English usage.