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Burgess

in Mississippi

There are 578 people with the last name "Burgess" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

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Burgess 627
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  1. is 623rd most common Hearn
  2. is 624th most common Tutor
  3. is 625th most common Cleveland
  4. is 626th most common Myrick
  5. is 627th most common Burgess
  6. is 628th most common French
  7. is 629th most common Puckett
  8. is 630th most common Calhoun
  9. is 631st most common Guy

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

John, Mary, James, David, Joseph, Linda, Michael, Robert, William, Chris

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.

Recent Searches for "Burgess" in Mississippi

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John Burgess, MS (9 searches)
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