When Philip Burkett was born on 12 March 1848, in Marshall, Indiana, United States, his father, Jesse Burket, was 28 and his mother, Thursday "Thurza" Adamson, was 28. He died on 2 November 1849, in his hometown, at the age of 1, and was buried in Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States.
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English: from an Old English personal name, Burgheard, composed of the elements burh, burg ‘fort’ (see Burke ) + heard ‘hardy, brave, strong’. The name was reintroduced into Middle English by the Normans in the forms Bou(r)chart, Bocard.
English: possibly also from a Middle English personal name Burcard, Burchard (Norman Burcard, Old French Burchard), which was imported by the Normans and derives from ancient Germanic Burghard (in the form Burkhard this was a very popular medieval German name; see Burkhart ), cognate with the Old English name above. In France this gives rise to the surname Bouchard , Bouchart, but evidence for its use in Norman England is difficult to pin down and modern surnames in Burch- often have a different origin altogether.
English: variant of Birkett , a spelling commonly found in northern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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