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Burger (surname)

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Burger is a West Germanic surname. It is the Dutch and Afrikaans word for 'freeman' or 'citizen' (German Bürger, Low German Börger) and the surname is equivalent to the English surname Burgess. In Dutch and German speaking countries it may be a toponymic surname, indicating origin from any of a number of towns ending in -burg.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

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  • Hamilton Burger, district attorney in the Perry Mason novels, films, and programs

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