Burggraf

== 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 === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burggraf”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: 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] 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 ==== Declension ==== === References === “Burggraf” in Duden online “Burggraf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.