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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Burggraf.
Proper noun
Burggraf (plural Burggrafs)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Burggraf is the 36379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 615 individuals. Burggraf is most common among White (96.1%) individuals.
Further reading
German
Etymology
From Middle High German burcgrâve, from Old High German burggrāfo, burggrāfio. Equivalent to Burg (“castle”) + Graf (“count”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: Burg‧graf
Noun
Burggraf m (weak, genitive Burggrafen, plural Burggrafen, feminine Burggräfin)
- (historical) a male burgrave (a military governor or commander of a castle, fortress or medieval fortified town, especially within the Holy Roman Empire), similar to a French chatelain or Late Middle English castellan
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