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Burgess

in Delaware

There are 141 people with the last name "Burgess" in Delaware.

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Ranking in Delaware

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Burgess 647
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  1. is 643rd most common Horne
  2. is 644th most common Mendez
  3. is 645th most common Monroe
  4. is 646th most common Outten
  5. is 647th most common Burgess
  6. is 648th most common Kenney
  7. is 649th most common Mcclain
  8. is 650th most common Wade
  9. is 651st most common Benton

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

Robert, David, John, William, Richard, James, Andrea, Barbara, Charles, Christine

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.

Recent Searches for "Burgess" in Delaware

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Robert Burgess, DE (9 searches)
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