Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɜɹ.d͡ʒɪs/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Middle English and Old French burgeis meaning "city-dweller", ultimately from Frankish burg "fortress". Related NamesDetails RootburgzVariantsArterberry, Arterbury, Atteberry, Atterberry, Auteberry, Berry, Bourke, Burke, Burroughs, BurrowsOther Languages & CulturesBurke(Irish) Borghi(Italian) Borg(Swedish) Categories Family Affair characters, mountaineers