Burggraf

Borrowed from German Burggraf.

Burggraf (plural Burggrafs)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Burggraf is the 36379^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 615 individuals. Burggraf is most common among White (96.1%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burggraf”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 254.

From Middle High German burcgrâve, from Old High German burggrāfo, burggrāfio. Equivalent to Burg (“castle”) +‎ Graf (“count”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʊrkɡraːf]

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• Hyphenation: Burg‧graf

Burggraf m (weak, genitive Burggrafen, plural Burggrafen, feminine Burggräfin)

1. (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

• “Burggraf” in Duden online
• “Burggraf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.