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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German

Meaning & History

Occupational name for the tenant farmer of an estate belonging to a castle or fortified town, from Middle High German burc "(fortified) town, castle" and meier "tenant farmer" (see Meyer).
Added 3/5/2016 by anonymous