Burgess

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Anglo-Norman burgeis (town-dweller), of Germanic origin; either from Late Latin burgus or directly from its source Frankish *burg.

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Proper noun[edit]

Burgess

  1. A surname transferred from the common noun.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A township in Bond County, Illinois.
    2. A village in Barton County, Missouri.
    3. An unincorporated community in Horry County, South Carolina.
    4. An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Virginia.

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