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Burgess

in Missouri

There are 1,379 people with the last name "Burgess" in Missouri.

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Ranking in Missouri

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Burgess 412
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  1. is 408th most common Quinn
  2. is 409th most common Cummings
  3. is 410th most common Humphrey
  4. is 411th most common Bridges
  5. is 412th most common Burgess
  6. is 413th most common Cline
  7. is 414th most common Patrick
  8. is 415th most common Oneal
  9. is 416th most common Bowers

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

Robert, David, William, Michael, James, John, Barbara, Mary, Gary, Donald

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, MO (9 searches)
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