Burch (surname)

For other uses, see Burch (disambiguation).

Burch is an English surname that most likely originated in Hyndley Birch, Rusholme, Manchester, England. The origins of the name can be traced back as far as 1500. Burch is also likely a variation of Birch being derived from one who resides at or near a birch-tree. "John at the birch," etc.

People named Burch

Burch is the last name of the following people:

• Ashly Burch (born 1990), American actor
• Benjamin Franklin Burch (1825 – 1893), American politician and soldier in Oregon
• Billy Burch (1900 – 1950), an American professional ice hockey forward
• Burch Family, winemaking family in Western Australia, associated with Howard Park Wines
• Claire Burch (1925 – 2009) , a writer, videographer, and artist
• David Stewart Burch, (1926 - 2004), American poet and Professor of Physics at OSU Corvallis, Oregon
• Edward Burch (born 1968), a musician and journalist in Austin, Texas
• Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, an American lawyer and the Charles Hughes Kirbo Chair Professor at University of Georgia
• George E. Burch (1910–1986), an American cardiologist
• J. Christopher Burch (born 1953), a venture capitalist and entrepreneur
• Jeannine Burch (born 1968), a Swiss actress
• Jennings Michael Burch (1941–2013), American writer
• John Burch (1932 – 2006), a British pianist
• John B. Burch (born 1929), an American zoologist
• John Chilton Burch (1826 – 1885), a nineteenth century California politician
• John Christopher Burch (1827 – 1881), Secretary of the US Senate
• John E. Burch (1896 – 1969), American producer and director
• Joy Burch, an Australian politician
• Laurel Burch (1945 – 2007), an American artist, designer and businesswoman
• Lucius E. Burch, Jr. (1912 – 1996), American lawyer
• Marc Burch (born 1984), an American soccer player for D.C. United
• Matt Burch, a computer programmer
• Michael R. Burch (born 1958), an American poet
• Noël Burch (born 1932), an American film theorist
• Rick Burch, the bassist for the rock band Jimmy Eat World
• Rob Burch (politician) (born 1942), an American politician
• Samuel Burch (1889 – 1974), a politician in Manitoba, Canada
• The Burch Sisters, an American country music trio
• Tory Burch (born 1966), an American fashion designer

Place name

Burch is also a place name of:

• Burch, North Carolina, also known as Burch Station
• Burch, Poland

Other uses

In botanical nomenclature, Burch is an abbreviation referring to William John Burchell.

See also

• Birch (disambiguation)
• Birch