Frequency: (123)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: from the medieval personal name Borghese, from the adjective borghése ‘burgher’, an inhabitant and (usually) freeman of a (fortified) town, a burgher, especially one with municipal rights and duties (Late Latin burgensis).
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 13%. Guido (2), Carmine, Francesca, Giovanna, Livio, Marco.
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