Burgoyne

For other uses, see Burgoyne (disambiguation).

Burgoyne is a surname introduced to England following the Norman conquest of 1066, which denoted someone from Burgundy (Bourgogne in French).[1] Notable people with the name include:

* Alan Burgoyne (1880-1929), British soldier, politician and writer
* Burgoyne Diller (1906–1965), American abstract painter
* Eileen Burgoyne (1915—2013), British Cold War spy
* Grant Burgoyne (1953), Boise, Idaho attorney and a Democratic State Senator representing Idaho's District
* Harry Burgoyne (1996), English footballer
* Hugh Talbot Burgoyne (1833–1870), Irish Royal Naval officer, VC winner and son of John Fox Burgoyne
* Jacqueline Burgoyne (1944–1988), British sociologist and academic
* James Patrick Montagu Burgoyne Winthrop Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown (b. 1954), British peer and politician
* John Burgoyne (1722–1792), British general during the American Revolutionary War, father of John Fox Burgoyne
* John Fenwick Burgoyne Blackett (1821–1856), British politician
* John Fox Burgoyne (1782–1871), British field marshal of the British Army, son of John Burgoyne, father of Hugh Talbot Burgoyne
* Mike Burgoyne (rugby union) (1951–2016), New Zealand rugby union player
* Mike Burgoyne (ice hockey) (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
* Mindie Burgoyne, American writer and businessperson
* Montagu Burgoyne (1750–1836), British politician.
* Peter Burgoyne (b. 1978), Australian rules footballer, brother of Shaun Burgoyne
* Peter Bond Burgoyne (1844–1929), English wine merchant
* Shaun Burgoyne (b. 1982), Australian rules footballer, brother of Peter Burgoyne
* Thomas Burgoyne (cricketer, born 1775) (1775–1847), British cricketer
* Thomas Burgoyne (Australian politician) (1827–1920), South Australian politician
* Victoria Burgoyne (b. 1965), British actress
* William Burgoyne Taverner (1879–1958), New Zealand politician

## See also

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* Burgoyne baronets, from two British baronetcies
* Bourgoin (surname)
* Burgoyne, Ontario for Burgoyne Village

## References

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1. ^ "Surname Database: Burgoyne Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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