Gender: Male
Graham K. Burgess is an English FIDE Master of chess and a noted writer and trainer. He became a FIDE Master at the age of twenty. He attended Birkdale High School in Southport, Merseyside. In 1989 he graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in mathematics. In 1994 he set a world record by playing 510 games of blitz chess in three days, winning 431 games and drawing 25.
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On the name Graham Burgess, Graham means Warring, Warlike, Gray Homestead, From the Gray Home, Gravel Home, Grand Gravel Home, Gravelly Homestead. Burgess means Town Dweller, Town Citizen, Citizen of a Town.
The name Graham Burgess is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Graham is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa, and 76 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Graham is recorded 31,626 times globally, ranking it as the 2,094th most common name worldwide.
Graham is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 22,066 occurrences, making it the 100th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Graham is found among 1 in every 25 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #100 | 1 : 25 |
| United States of America | #1,522 | 1 : 727 |
| South Africa | #863 | 1 : 943 |
| Ireland | #202 | 1 : 60 |
| Canada | #432 | 1 : 268 |
| Spain | #3,120 | 1 : 2,813 |
| Nigeria | #4,477 | 1 : 7,071 |
| France | #7,019 | 1 : 8,150 |
| Netherlands | #3,985 | 1 : 3,188 |
| United Arab Emirates | #6,815 | 1 : 10,154 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Graham from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Graham K. Burgess is an English FIDE Master of chess and a noted writer and trainer. He became a FIDE Master at the age of twenty. He attended Birkdale High School in Southport, Merseyside. In 1989 he graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in mathematics. In 1994 he set a world record by playing 510 games of blitz chess in three days, winning 431 games and drawing 25.
Graham Iefvion Burgess is a former first-class cricketer who made over 450 appearances for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1966 and 1980. A right-arm medium pace bowler and a right-handed lower middle-order hitter, Burgess is described by Cricinfo as "a good old-fashioned county professional". After his retirement from professional cricket, Burgess qualified as a first-class umpire, and stood in over 500 county cricket matches between 1990 and 2008, when he retired. He also umpired a number of international matches, including Youth Test matches, Youth One Day Internationals and Women's One Day Internationals.
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