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Burgess

in Virginia

There are 2,008 people with the last name "Burgess" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Burgess 339
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  1. is 335th most common Walsh
  2. is 336th most common Gomez
  3. is 337th most common Mays
  4. is 338th most common Copeland
  5. is 339th most common Burgess
  6. is 340th most common Logan
  7. is 341st most common Neal
  8. is 342nd most common Snead
  9. is 343rd most common Gill

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

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

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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