Burgess

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Submitted Name

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Type Surname
Usage English, Scottish
Pronounced Pron. BUR-jəs (English)
Edit Status Status1. basic formatting
Contributor Contrib.24burgessl on 3/13/2018
Last Editor EditorSeaHorse15 on 5/6/2019  [revision history]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Middle English word burge(i)s or the Old French burgeis which both meant "inhabitant and (usually) freeman of a fortified town" (compare Burke).