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Burgess

in Maryland

There are 1,332 people with the last name "Burgess" in Maryland.

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Burgess 337
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  1. is 333rd most common Swann
  2. is 334th most common Craig
  3. is 335th most common Randall
  4. is 336th most common Simon
  5. is 337th most common Burgess
  6. is 338th most common Reese
  7. is 339th most common Carey
  8. is 340th most common Hubbard
  9. is 341st most common Sherman

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

William, Robert, James, John, Charles, Michael, Mary, David, Sandra, Linda

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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