Urkis

Cf. Ùrka, Urkỹs (see), Latv. Urķis ¹. Perhaps surn. of nickname origin, connected with lit. ur̃kioti „barti, ūryti; barant raginti prie darbo“ (DLKŽ), Latv. ûrkt „urgzti“ (LVV IV 306) or similar.