Buergers

Buergers is a surname of German origin, typically a spelling variant of Bürger, meaning citizen or townsman. As a status or occupational surname, it likely originated to identify someone who resided in or belonged to a town’s civic community. The umlauted form Bürger is common in German-speaking areas; in many records, especially outside Germany and in Anglophone countries, the name appears as Buergers, Burghers, Burger, or Burgerer. The form Buergers also reflects pluralization or plural surname usage in some families.

Geographically, the name is found primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with historical and contemporary presence in other European countries. Migration and emigration patterns have spread it to the United States, Canada, Australia, and beyond, where it often appears among descendants of German-speaking communities.

In modern times, Buergers is a family name carried by individuals in various professions, including academia, business, and the arts. There is no single widely recognized figure universally identified with the name; instead, it forms part of the broader set of Bürger-derived surnames.

See also: Bürger, Burgher, Burger.