Burgess

Where Burgess comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Burgess.

Burgess through the years
  1. 1884
    First appearance
    #971 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1890
    Peak, #884
    6 babies named Burgess, its best rank.
  3. 1891
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1907
    Burgess Meredith born
    American actor
  5. 1973
    Burgess Jenkins born
    American actor
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Burgess Meredith · American actor, 1907–1997
  • Burgess Jenkins · American actor, born 1973
  • Burgess Owens · American politician and former football player, born 1951
  • Burgess Abernethy · actor, born 1987
  • Burgess Gardner · American musician, 1936–2021

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.