Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Name ID    Change Summary
4/25/2021, 10:07 PM Mike C burgess added (from user-submitted name 282453)
5/6/2019, 2:03 AM SeaHorse15 282453
3/13/2018, 7:16 AM 24burgessl

Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. BUR-jis

Meaning & History

From Middle English and Old French burgeis meaning "city-dweller", ultimately from Frankish burg "fortress".