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Burgess

in New Hampshire

There are 326 people with the last name "Burgess" in New Hampshire.

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Ranking in New Hampshire

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Burgess 487
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  1. is 483rd most common Wyman
  2. is 484th most common Clifford
  3. is 485th most common Hastings
  4. is 486th most common Russo
  5. is 487th most common Burgess
  6. is 488th most common Gibson
  7. is 489th most common Leclerc
  8. is 490th most common Reilly
  9. is 491st most common Tilton

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

James, William, David, Peter, Robert, Donald, Kenneth, Mark, Michael, Scott

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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