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Burgess

in Kentucky

There are 1,212 people with the last name "Burgess" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Burgess 433
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  1. is 429th most common Cline
  2. is 430th most common Drake
  3. is 431st most common Ramey
  4. is 432nd most common Wise
  5. is 433rd most common Burgess
  6. is 434th most common Schmidt
  7. is 435th most common Garcia
  8. is 436th most common Vanover
  9. is 437th most common Page

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

William, James, Robert, John, David, Michael, Jason, Mary, Barbara, Thomas

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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William Burgess, KY (9 searches)
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