Burks: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Burks is an English surname.

What is the meaning of Burks?

In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “dweller at, or near, the stronghold or fortified place”. According to the 2010 US Census, the Burks surname had 27,523 bearers.

Where is the Burks surname found?

Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood. The name also appears as Burkes.

Does every Burks family have a crest?

If a Burks family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows.

Research your Burks family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.