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Burgess

in Connecticut

There are 718 people with the last name "Burgess" in Connecticut.

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Ranking in Connecticut

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Burgess 391
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  1. is 387th most common May
  2. is 388th most common Fleming
  3. is 389th most common Fitzpatrick
  4. is 390th most common Buckley
  5. is 391st most common Burgess
  6. is 392nd most common Mcdermott
  7. is 393rd most common Nunez
  8. is 394th most common Goldberg
  9. is 395th most common Kaplan

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

James, David, Michael, Robert, William, Brian, Karen, Richard, Barbara, Deborah

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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James Burgess, CT (9 searches)
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