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Origin Of The Surname Burgess
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Meaning Of The Surname Burgess
Town inhabitant
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Interesting
Facts About
Burgess
This Middle English surname derives from the Old French word ‘burgeis’ meaning the inhabitant of a fortified town, especially a town with rights and duties. In medieval England burgage included things like the payment of a fixed money rent. The first recorded spelling of this family name is that of Geoffrey Burgeis which dates back to 1115. |
Burgess Statistics
Burgess is the number 271 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 31,473 share the surname Burgess in the UK.
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