Borgman

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Borgman or Borgmann is an Anglo-Saxon and Frisian surname of Dutch, English, German (Germanic) name. It used to be the name given for landlords who worked for kings, royal aristocracy in the Middle Ages. They collected payments, therefore the Dutch name 'borg', to take toll/to take money, and 'man', the person who takes it. In this case this was the landlord. Parts includes Lower Saxony, Groningen, Gelderland, Overijssel, Drenthe, Friesland, Frisia and East Frisia and England. The name comes from the ancient medieval place Duchy of Saxony, where the name spread in the early Middle Ages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borgman

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