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'''Burch''' or '''Birch''' is an [[English language|English]] [[surname]]
'''Burch''' or '''Birch''' is a [[surname]] originating from the [[English language]].


[[English language|English]], [[German language|German]], [[Danish language|Danish]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood from an ancient Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English birce byrce ‘birch’ Middle High German birche Old Danish birk). In some cases the German and English name may be derived from any of the places called with this word such as Birch in Aargau (see Birke ), hyndley birch in [[Rusholme]], [[Manchester]] or [[Birch]], [[Essex]]. In Swedish the name is in many instances ornamental.
It is an [[English language|English]], [[Scots language|Scottish]], [[German language|German]], [[Danish language|Danish]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from an ancient Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English ''birce'', ''byrce''; Middle High German ''birche''; Old Danish ''birk'').{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}


Notable people with the surname include:
Notable people with the surname include:


* [[Allen Banks Burch]] (1894–1948), Justice of the [[Kansas Supreme Court]]
* [[Allen Banks Burch]] (1894–1948), Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
* [[Ashly Burch]] (born 1990), American actor
* [[Ashly Burch]] (born 1990), American actor
* [[Benjamin Franklin Burch]] (1825–1893), American politician and soldier in Oregon
* [[Benjamin Franklin Burch]] (1825–1893), American politician and soldier in Oregon
* [[Billy Burch]] (1900–1950), American professional ice hockey
* [[Billy Burch]] (1900–1950), American professional ice hockey
* [[Cecil Reginald Burch]] (1901-1983), British physicist and engineer
* [[Cecil Reginald Burch]] (1901–1983), British physicist and engineer
* [[Charles Benson Burch]] (born 1948) Justice of the California Superior Court
* [[Charles C. Burch]] (1928–1979), American politician from Tennessee
* [[Charles C. Burch]] (1928–1979), American politician from Tennessee
* [[Claire Burch]] (1925–2009), American author, filmmaker and poet
* [[Claire Burch]] (1925–2009), American author, filmmaker and poet
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* [[Tory Burch]] (born 1966), American fashion designer
* [[Tory Burch]] (born 1966), American fashion designer
* [[William P. Burch]] (1846–1926), American thoroughbred trainer
* [[William P. Burch]] (1846–1926), American thoroughbred trainer
* [[Matthew Burch]] (1985-present), American lawyer


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 16:56, 28 November 2024

Burch or Birch is a surname originating from the English language.

It is an English, Scottish, German, Danish and Swedish topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from an ancient Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English birce, byrce; Middle High German birche; Old Danish birk).[citation needed]

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

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