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burman Name Meaning and History

  1. English: status name, from Middle English burghman, borughman (Old English burhmann) ‘inhabitant of a (fortified) town’ (see Burke), especially one holding land or buildings by burgage (see Burgess).
  2. Americanized spelling of German Buhrmann (see Buhrman).

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Distribution of burman Families in the US in 1840
Number of burman families
 7-11
 3-6
 1-2
 0
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