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Burgess

in Tennessee

There are 2,313 people with the last name "Burgess" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

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Burgess 298
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  1. is 294th most common Dotson
  2. is 295th most common Snyder
  3. is 296th most common Fuller
  4. is 297th most common Norman
  5. is 298th most common Burgess
  6. is 299th most common Hopkins
  7. is 300th most common Moody
  8. is 301st most common Morton
  9. is 302nd most common Beard

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

James, William, John, Charles, David, Michael, Robert, Mary, Linda, Jerry

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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