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Burgess

in Oregon

There are 823 people with the last name "Burgess" in Oregon.

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Burgess 369
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  1. is 365th most common Koch
  2. is 366th most common Case
  3. is 367th most common Bowen
  4. is 368th most common Paul
  5. is 369th most common Burgess
  6. is 370th most common Patton
  7. is 371st most common Shelton
  8. is 372nd most common Bowers
  9. is 373rd most common Carson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

John, David, James, Thomas, Mary, Michael, Robert, Jeffrey, Richard

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, OR (9 searches)
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