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Burgess

in Illinois

There are 1,781 people with the last name "Burgess" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Burgess 521
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  1. is 517th most common Haas
  2. is 518th most common Clayton
  3. is 519th most common Barry
  4. is 520th most common Oconnell
  5. is 521st most common Burgess
  6. is 522nd most common Tyler
  7. is 523rd most common Lara
  8. is 524th most common Hodges
  9. is 525th most common Kaufman

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

John, William, Robert, James, Charles, David, Richard, Barbara, Thomas, Mary

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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