What is "burgwyn"

Burgwyn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• H. James Burgwyn (born 1936), American historian
• Henry K. Burgwyn (1841–1863), Confederate colonel in the American Civil War, killed at the Battle of Gettysburg
• Mebane Holoman Burgwyn (1914–1992), award-winning author of children's books
• Walter Burgwyn Jones (1888–1963), judge, legislator, and writer from Alabama