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Borger Name Meaning

North German and Dutch: variant of Burger. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from Yiddish borger ‘borrower’ or ‘lender’. Norwegian and Swedish: habitational name for someone from a place called Borg or topographic name for someone living by a fortification or near a hill resembling a fortification.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Berger, Burger, Birger, Borge, Borner, Boerger, Borges, Horger, Boger

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Borger Family Origin

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Borger Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    35%

  • Laborer

    10%

  • Keeping House

    5%

  • Blacksmith

    3%

In 1880, Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Borger. A less common occupation for the Borger family was Blacksmith. The most common Borger occupation in the USA was Farmer. 35% of Borger's were Farmers.

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Borger Historical Records

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Borger Life Expectancy

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