Burgess Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Burgess

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Origins Available: English, Irish

Where did the Irish Burgess family come from? What is the Irish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Burgess family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The Origins of the name Burgess are in the Old French/Middle English word "burgeis," which denoted a freeman of a fortified town. Generally, the name made its way to England with the Normans, and then across to Ireland, but it in some cases it may have crossed directly from England to Ireland. In Irish Gaelic, the name has been written "Brugha."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Burgess, Burys and others.

First found in County Wexford, where one named Burgess was a witness to the Charter of Rosbercon in New Ross. In 1420, another Burgess was recorded as an assessor for County Kildare. In Dublin, records include many references to the name Burgess.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Daniel Burgess and his wife and their eight children, who settled in Prescott, Ontario in 1825; Arthur Burgess, who immigrated to Quebec in 1850; and Ann and George Burgess, who arrived in Boston in 1847. A number of Burgesses landed in New York between 1840 and 1860.

For more information on the last name Burgess, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name Burgess

The Burgess Family by Harol Donal Burgess.
Burgess, Mullins, Browning, Brown and Allied Families by James A. Burgess.

Some noteworthy people of the name Burgess

Lieutenant General Ronald L Burgess Jr., American Army officer, Deputy Director of National Intelligence from 2005 to 2007
Neil Burgess (1846-1910), American vaudeville comedian
Thornton Burgess (1874-1965), American conservationist and children's author
Michael C. Burgess (b. 1950), American physician and politician
Charles William St John Burgess (1874-1922), known as Cathal Brugha, who was a leader in the Irish War of Independence and the Minister of Defense in the first Irish Parliament
Thomas Burgess (1756-1837), English author, philosopher, Bishop of Saint David's and Bishop of Salisbury
Michael John Clement Burgess OBE (b. 1946), British coroner of The Queen's Household
Anthony Burgess (1917-1993), British novelist, critic and composer
Claude Burgess CMG, OBE, MA (d. 1988), British Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1958-1963
Guy Francis De Moncy Burgess (1911-1963), British-born intelligence officer and double agent who worked for the Soviet Union
Ian Burgess (b. 1930), British Formula One, race car driver
Mark Burgess (b. 1944), New Zealand cricket player
Michael Burgess (b. 1946), Canadian singer, tenor, and actor
Melvin Burgess (b. 1954), British author of children's fiction
George Henry Burgess (1831-1905), English landscape painter, wood engraver and lithographer
Sir John Burgess (1913-1987), English media executive, chairman of Reuters (1959-1969)

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

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Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Burgess coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

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