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There are approximately 2,986 people named Burgoyne in the UK. That makes it the 3,278th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 47 are named Burgoyne.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Burgoyne surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From Bourgogne, now Burgundy, an old province of France. A name given to a native of that province.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BURGOYNE. A native of Burgundy. Tlie date of this family's settlement in England is uncertain. They have a tradition of having been in co. Bedford from temjj. John, (Courthoiie's Debrett's Baronetage) ; but Lysons asserts that tliey did not possess lauds in that shire till about 1465, having resided at a more remote date in CO. Cambridge. If this be so, we must not accept as geuuine a certain rhyming grant, by which John of Gaunt assigns to a member of the familj' the lands of Sutton and Pottou in the former county : —

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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