Definitions for Burgher
ˈbɜr gərburgher

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burgess, burghernoun

   a citizen of an English borough

2. bourgeois, burghernoun

   a member of the middle class

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. burghernoun

   A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to middle class.

2. burghernoun

   A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency).

3. Burghernoun

   A member of a mixed race ethnic group of Sri Lanka, consisting of descendants of European colonists and local people.

4. Etymology: From burgher (Modern Dutch: burger); from burger; from burgari; derivative of burg, from burgz, from bʰərgʰ-. Compare also burgwaras. More at borough.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burghernoun

   One who has a right to certain privileges in this or that place. John Locke

   Etymology: from burgh.

   It irks me, the poor dappled fools,
   Being native burghers of this desart city,
   Should in their own confines, with forked heads,
   Have their round haunches gor’d. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   After the multitude of the common people was dismissed, and the chief of the burghers sent for, the imperious letter was read before the knights of the order, and the better sort of citizens. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Burghernoun

   a freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough

2. Burghernoun

   a member of that party, among the Scotch seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess oath (in which burgesses profess "the true religion professed within the realm"), the opposite party being called antiburghers

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BURGHER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Burgher is ranked #21495 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Burgher surname appeared 1,215 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Burgher.
   
   78.8% or 958 total occurrences were White.
   16% or 195 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 26 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 24 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Englishman
   • Commoner

How to pronounce Burgher?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Burgher in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Burgher in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Burgher in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Burgher
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Burgher
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Burgher
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Burgher
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html