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Albéric Bourgeois (1876–1962), Canadian comic strip artist; Alfred Bourgeois (1964–2020), American murderer; Amandine Bourgeois (born 1979), French singer; Bradley Bourgeois (born 1994), American soccer player
The Modern French word bourgeois (/ ˈ b ʊər ʒ w ɑː / ⓘ BOORZH-wah or / b ʊər ˈ ʒ w ɑː / ⓘ boorzh-WAH, French: ⓘ) derived from the Old French borgeis or borjois ('town dweller'), which derived from bourg ('market town'), from the Old Frankish burg ('town'); in other European languages, the etymologic derivations include the Middle English burgeis, the Middle Dutch burgher, the ...
Chevauché family (filiation followed since 1687, documented as Bourgeois of Paris since 17317). [clarification needed] Marguet family, from which the theater actor Amant is born. de Villiers family, Jean de Villiers (1712-1786) descendants of painters. de Gisors family, cousin of the de Villiers family, descendants of architects.
bourgeois (typography), the name of the type size between brevier and long primer; H. L. Bourgeois High School, Gray, Louisiana, United States; Bourgeois is a synonym for these wine grapes: Elbling, in the Mosel region; Gouais blanc, historic white grape; Bourgeois fish, a common name for Lutjanus sebae, a snapper from the Indo-West Pacific
-aj (pronounced AY; meaning “of the" ) It denotes the name of the family, which mostly comes from the male founder of the family, but also from a place, as in, Lash-aj (from the village Lashaj of Kastrat, MM, Shkodër). It is likely that its ancient form, still found in MM, was an [i] in front of the last name, as in ‘Déda i Lékajve ...
In series 4 of the sketch comedy TV show Horrible Histories, a song called "the Borgia Family" was featured in the section 'Radical Renaissance'. [27] The song is a parody of the theme song to the Addams Family. The family lore and artifacts are essential to the plot of the 1959 Disney film The Shaggy Dog. [citation needed]
Following industrialization and the French Revolution altered the social structure of France and the bourgeoisie became the new ruling class. The feudal nobility was on the decline with agricultural and land yields decreasing, and arranged marriages between noble and bourgeois family became increasingly common, fusing the two social classes together during the 19th century.
Burgess is a surname of English origin, having derived from the French word “Bourgeois” meaning citizen, or freeman of the borough. Notable people with the name include: Notable people with the name include: