Burgess

Burgess was originally a freeman of a borough. It later came to mean an elected or un-elected official of a municipality.

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Burgess is a common last name:

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• Anthony Burgess (1917–1993), English novelist and critic
• Claude Bramall Burgess, British Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1958–1963
• Daniel Maynard Burgess (1828–1911), U.S. surgeon and explorer
• Eric Burgess, freelance space consultant
• Gelett Burgess (1866–1951), U.S. humorist
• Guy Burgess (1911–1963), British double-agent
• Herbert Burgess (1883– ), British football player
• Ian Burgess, British Formula One driver
• Leroy Burgess, disco producer
• Mark Burgess (b. 1944), New Zealand cricket player
• Melvin Burgess (b. 1954), British author
• Michael Burgess, coroner of The Queen's Household
• Michael C. Burgess (b. 1950), U.S. physician and politician
• Neil Burgess, British actor
• Smoky Burgess (1927–1991), U.S. Major League Baseball player
• Thomas Burgess (1756–1837), English author and philosopher
• Thomas Burgess, founder of Bala, Ontario, Canada
• Thornton Burgess (1874–1965), U.S. conservationist and children's author
• Tim Burgess (b. 1967), lead singer of British band the Charlatans

Fictional :

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• Alex Burgess, fictional character from Neil Gaiman's comic book series, The Sandman

Last names with the same meaning include:

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:Burgher, Burger, Borges

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Burgess can also be a first name:

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• Burgess Meredith (1907–1997), U.S. actor

Other uses of Burgess include:

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• Burgess Park, park in the London Borough of Southwark
• Burgess Falls State Park U.S. state park located near Cookeville, Tennessee
• Mount Burgess, a Canadian mountain
• Burgess shale, fossil bearing shale found near Mount Burgess
• Burgess, Missouri, U.S. town
• Burgess Hill, English town
• Camp Burgess, boys camp in Sandwich, Massachusetts
• Carter & Burgess, U.S. consulting firm
• Virginia House of Burgesses, the lower house of the first elected legislative assembly in the New World

Freeman: Freeman can mean:...

Borough: A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. In the United Kingdom, boroughs are also to be found in England and Northern Ireland....

Burgher: Burgher can refer to:...

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Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith