Bourque - wikipedia Bourque Bourque is a French surname of Irish origin, being a francisation of Burke. The name may refer to : Chris Bourque ( born 1986 ), American ice hockey player Claude Bourque ( born 1915 ), Canadian ice hockey player Curt Bourque ( born 1967 ), American horse - racing jockey David Bourque ( born 1955 ), Canadian musician E.A. Bourque ( 1887 -- 1962 ), Canadian politician ; Mayor of Ottawa 1949 -- 50 Edna Bourque ( 1915 -- 2012 ), Canadian volunteer with the elderly François Bourque ( born 1984 ), Canadian Olympic skier Gabriel Bourque ( born 1990 ), Canadian ice hockey player James Bourque ( 1935 -- 1996 ), Canadian First Nations activist John Samuel Bourque ( 1894 -- 1974 ), Canadian politician from Quebec ; provincial legislator 1935 -- 60 ; government minister Justin Bourque ( born 1989 ), Canadian convicted triple murderer Mark Bourque ( 1948 -- 2005 ), Canadian RCMP officer ; killed while working with the UN in Haiti Pat Bourque ( born 1947 ), American baseball player Phil Bourque ( born 1962 ), American ice hockey player Pierre Bourque ( born 1942 ), Québécois politician ; mayor of Montreal 1994 -- 2001 Pierre Bourque ( born 1958 ), Canadian Internet entrepreneur Ray Bourque ( born 1960 ), Canadian ice hockey player René Bourque ( born 1981 ), Canadian ice hockey player Renée Bourque ( born 1977 ), American actress Romuald Bourque ( 1889 -- 1974 ), Canadian politician from Quebec ; MP 1952 -- 74 Thomas - Jean Bourque ( 1864 -- 1952 ), Canadian politician from New Brunswick ; MP 1917 -- 52 Wayne Bourque ( born 1959 ), Canadian North American Native boxing champion Surname list This page lists people with the surname Bourque. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bourque&oldid=814733866 '' Categories : Surnames French - language surnames Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 10 December 2017, at 16 : 18 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name bourque come from
Answer: French surname of Irish origin