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Burgess

in Georgia

There are 2,584 people with the last name "Burgess" in Georgia.

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Ranking in Georgia

NameRank
Burgess 350
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  1. is 346th most common Norton
  2. is 347th most common Ramsey
  3. is 348th most common Odom
  4. is 349th most common Brantley
  5. is 350th most common Burgess
  6. is 351st most common Flowers
  7. is 352nd most common Camp
  8. is 353rd most common Hubbard
  9. is 354th most common Sapp

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

James, John, Michael, Robert, William, Charles, David, Mary, Angela, Brenda

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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