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Burgess

in New York

There are 2,286 people with the last name "Burgess" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

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Burgess 587
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  1. is 583rd most common Louis
  2. is 584th most common Kahn
  3. is 585th most common Valentine
  4. is 586th most common Deluca
  5. is 587th most common Burgess
  6. is 588th most common Townsend
  7. is 589th most common Delaney
  8. is 590th most common Fraser
  9. is 591st most common Dawson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

John, William, Robert, James, David, Mary, Richard, Barbara, Michael, Ronald

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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John Burgess, NY (9 searches)
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