Burch (surname)
Burch is an English surname that most likely originated in Hyndley Birch, Rusholme, Manchester, England[citation needed]. 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:
- Allen Banks Burch (1894–1948), Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
- 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
- Desiree Burch, London-based American comedian
- 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
- Ron Burch, American writer and TV producer
- Rousseau Angelus Burch (1862–1944), Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
- 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
- William P. Burch (1846 – 1926), American thoroughbred trainer
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
This page lists people with the surname Burch.
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