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Burgess

in South Carolina

There are 3,163 people with the last name "Burgess" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Burgess 119
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  1. is 115th most common Stone
  2. is 116th most common Rice
  3. is 117th most common Porter
  4. is 118th most common Matthews
  5. is 119th most common Burgess
  6. is 120th most common Hudson
  7. is 121st most common Bradley
  8. is 122nd most common Reynolds
  9. is 123rd most common Sims

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

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

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, SC (9 searches)
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