This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: burkeyinwales Surnames: BURKEY Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.burkey/111/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Not meaning to be rude but I'm searching for Burkeys from the UK, they seem to arrive around the Wirral in the late 1700's. I'm not convinced of this Swiss/ German / French / Italian connection, I'd have thought a more likely explanation to be an Irish connection, the name mutating from Burke, which originates in the Galty Mountains area / Limerick to Tipperary. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.