I have traced my Burkeys from Met, Bern, Switzerland. The family came about 1835 to the Clarington, Ohio area. They later moved to Switzerland Township of Monroe Co., OH. Their original name was written as Burki (Johann Ignatius Burki). After coming to Ohio, the name was spelled as Birky, Birkey and Buky--depending on how someone else wrote it. Later the children wrote the last name several different ways--Burkey, Bergy, Burgy, etc. My gggrandfather used the Burkey spelling. Gail In a message dated 5/23/2009 6:54:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, why_so_serious@me.com writes: burkey@rootsweb.com **************We found the real ‘Hotel California’ and the ‘Seinfeld’ diner. What will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com. (http://www.whereitsat.com/?ncid=emlwenew00000004)