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Burgess

in Ohio

There are 1,975 people with the last name "Burgess" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

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Burgess 494
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  1. is 490th most common Pratt
  2. is 491st most common Phelps
  3. is 492nd most common Wilcox
  4. is 493rd most common Mcintosh
  5. is 494th most common Burgess
  6. is 495th most common Dailey
  7. is 496th most common Frederick
  8. is 497th most common Stover
  9. is 498th most common Bond

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

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

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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James Burgess, OH (9 searches)
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