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Burger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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Germany

The surname Burger comes from the Middle Dutch word "burch," or "burg," meaning a fortified town. The prefixes "Van" and "den" mean "from" and "the" respectively. Thus this surname means "from the hill". As such, it may have been topographic name for someone who lived by a citadel or walled city; or, it may have been a habitational name, taken on from a place name, such as Burch in South Holland or Burcht in Antwerp province, Belgium.

Early Origins of the Burger family

The surname Burger was first found in Holland, in Utrecht, a city and capital of the province of Utrecht. One old family-branch descends from the counts of Bergh, beginning with Constantius de Monte in the 12th century. There was a separate line of counts Van den Berghs in the 16th century.

Early History of the Burger family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Burger research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1627, 1636, 1640, 1664 and 1755 are included under the topic Early Burger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Burger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Burger, Burgen, Burg, Van Burg, Van Burger, Van Burgen, Van den Burger, Van den Burg, Van der Burg, Van den Burgh and many more.

Early Notables of the Burger family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included Johan van der Burg (d. 1640), Dutch Governor of Formosa from 1636 to 1640; Johan...
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Burger World Ranking

In the United States, the name Burger is the 1,547^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Burger is ranked the 1,421^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,043 people with that name. 2 And in Netherlands, the name Burger is the 284^th popular surname with an estimated 5,120 people with that name. 3 South Africa ranks Burger as 231^st with 29,081 people. 4

Burger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Burger Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Johannes Burger who was recorded as having arrived in New Netherlands in 1663
Johannes Burger, who arrived in New Netherland(s) in 1663 5
Elias Burger, aged 27, who landed in New York in 1690 5

Burger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Fryt Burger, who landed in New York in 1709 5
Hans Jacob Burger, who landed in New York in 1709 5
Johan Burger, who arrived in New York in 1709 5
Peter Burger, who landed in New York in 1715-1716 5
Martin Burger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1730 5
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Burger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anna Maria Burger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1802 5
Anna Martha Burger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1802 5
Geo Christian Burger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1802 5
Gerhard Henry Burger, aged 34, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1802 5
Johann Nikol Burger, who arrived in North America in 1830 5
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Burger migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Burger Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Peter Christian Burger, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1752

Burger Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Jacob Burger, who arrived in Canada in 1833

Contemporary Notables of the name Burger (post 1700) +

Warren Earl Burger (1907-1995), American judge, Chief Justice of the United States and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
William Carl Burger (b. 1932), American botanist
David Bernard Burger (b. 1909), American lawyer
Max Marcel Burger (b. 1933), American biochemist
Robert Mercer Burger (b. 1927), American physicist
John N. Burger, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Union County, 1894-95 6
John H. Burger, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, 1896 6
John Burger, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County, 1802-03 6
James Cardwell Burger (b. 1866), American Republican politician, Member of Colorado State Senate; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1920 6
J. Burger, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 14th District, 1881-82 6
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Historic Events for the Burger family +

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Karl Burger (1921-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 7

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details