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Burgess

in Rhode Island

There are 272 people with the last name "Burgess" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Burgess 384
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  1. is 380th most common Perkins
  2. is 381st most common Reid
  3. is 382nd most common Almonte
  4. is 383rd most common Bradley
  5. is 384th most common Burgess
  6. is 385th most common Flores
  7. is 386th most common Page
  8. is 387th most common Gould
  9. is 388th most common Horton

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

John, Robert, Mary, James, George, Barbara, Richard, Ronald, Shirley, 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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John Burgess, RI (7 searches)
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