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Burgess

in Pennsylvania

There are 1,516 people with the last name "Burgess" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Burgess 664
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  1. is 660th most common Burkett
  2. is 661st most common Mayer
  3. is 662nd most common Curran
  4. is 663rd most common Larson
  5. is 664th most common Burgess
  6. is 665th most common Vega
  7. is 666th most common Dejesus
  8. is 667th most common Booth
  9. is 668th most common Mckenna

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

James, Robert, William, John, David, Mary, Richard, Donald, Joseph, Thomas

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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