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Burgess

in Maine

There are 879 people with the last name "Burgess" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Burgess 185
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  1. is 181st most common Johnston
  2. is 182nd most common Albert
  3. is 183rd most common Ames
  4. is 184th most common Black
  5. is 185th most common Burgess
  6. is 186th most common Mills
  7. is 187th most common Gould
  8. is 188th most common Bean
  9. is 189th most common Griffin

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

John, Richard, Robert, Thomas, James, David, Mary, Daniel, George

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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