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Burgess

in Arkansas

There are 1,000 people with the last name "Burgess" in Arkansas.

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Ranking in Arkansas

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Burgess 305
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  1. is 301st most common Sparks
  2. is 302nd most common Cobb
  3. is 303rd most common Golden
  4. is 304th most common Bowman
  5. is 305th most common Burgess
  6. is 306th most common Griffith
  7. is 307th most common Dodson
  8. is 308th most common Mullins
  9. is 309th most common Spears

Similar Names and Nicknames

Burger, Burgos, Burge, Burdick, Burgin, Borges, Burgett, Burg, Burgan, Burgoyne

Most Common First Names for Burgess

James, John, David, Lisa, Mary, Michael, Robert, William, Jerry, Linda

Meaning & History

English and Scottish: status name from Middle English burge(i)s, Old French burgeis ‘inhabitant and (usually) freeman of a (fortified) town’ (see Burke), especially one with municipal rights and duties. Burgesses generally had tenure of land or buildings from a landlord by burgage. In medieval England burgage involved the payment of a fixed money rent (as opposed to payment in kind); in Scotland it involved payment in service, guarding the town. The -eis ending is from Latin -ensis (modern English -ese as in Portuguese). Compare Burger.

FOREBEARS Thomas Burgess came from England to MA in about 1630 and eventually settled in Sandwich, MA.

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