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Burgess

in Iowa

There are 403 people with the last name "Burgess" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Burgess 681
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  1. is 677th most common Wessels
  2. is 678th most common Crow
  3. is 679th most common Garrison
  4. is 680th most common Sims
  5. is 681st most common Burgess
  6. is 682nd most common Dolan
  7. is 683rd most common Ritter
  8. is 684th most common Conley
  9. is 685th most common Haynes

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

Michael, John, James, Robert, Amy, Linda, Ann, David, Deborah, Dennis

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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Michael Burgess, IA (9 searches)
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