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Burgess

in Washington DC

There are 144 people with the last name "Burgess" in Washington DC.

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Burgess 314
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  1. is 310th most common Christian
  2. is 311th most common Holloway
  3. is 312th most common Hubbard
  4. is 313th most common Yates
  5. is 314th most common Burgess
  6. is 315th most common Farmer
  7. is 316th most common Solomon
  8. is 317th most common Chandler
  9. is 318th most common Dickens

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burgess

James, Mary, Janice, Annice, Dawn, Elizabeth, Gillian, Gladys

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, DC (7 searches)
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