Burmeister

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Burmeister.

Proper noun

Burmeister (plural Burmeisters)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Burmeister is the 7338th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4543 individuals. Burmeister is most common among White (95.53%) individuals.

See also

  • burgomaster (not wholly cognate but semantically overlapping)

Further reading

German

Etymology

Said[1] to come from Low German roots cognate with Bauer +‎ Meister. Compare Bürgermeister.

Noun

Burmeister m (proper noun, strong, genitive Burmeisters)

  1. a local leader such as a mayor or village chief

Proper noun

Burmeister m (proper noun, strong, genitive Burmeisters)

  1. a surname

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burmeister”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 256.
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