1) Patronymic surname 2) Regis of TV fame 1) Reege 
The clan is of Norman origin, and is one of the Hibernicised branches of the Burke clan. Some would have later dropped the prefix. The clan descends from John MacPhilbín, son of Little Philip de Burgh and Grandson of William de Burgh, `of Athanchip`. This was the Connacht Burke clan, who from the 14th century were prominent in Co. Mayo. Histori.....