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Burgess

in Massachusetts

There are 1,524 people with the last name "Burgess" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Burgess 416
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  1. is 412th most common Mann
  2. is 413th most common Poirier
  3. is 414th most common Botelho
  4. is 415th most common Furtado
  5. is 416th most common Burgess
  6. is 417th most common Freitas
  7. is 418th most common Santana
  8. is 419th most common Sawyer
  9. is 420th most common Nunes

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

Robert, David, James, Richard, John, Michael, Thomas, William, Kathleen, 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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Robert Burgess, MA (9 searches)
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