Burggraf

See also: burggraf

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Burggraf.

Proper noun

Burggraf (plural Burggrafs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• 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.

Further reading

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

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʊrkɡraːf]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Burg‧graf

Noun

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

Declension

Declension of Burggraf [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Burggraf	die	Burggrafen
genitive	eines	des	Burggrafen	der	Burggrafen
dative	einem	dem	Burggrafen	den	Burggrafen
accusative	einen	den	Burggrafen	die	Burggrafen

References

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