Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings German : Castle Boy name variations Burke Bourke Birk Birke Byrk Byrke How Popular Is The Name Burk Family name origins & meanings Swiss German : from an Alemannic short form of the personal name Burkhard (see Burkhart).German : habitational name from the common place names Burk and Burg.Northern English : variant of Birch.