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Are 'hamburgers' named after Hamburg, Germany?

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hamburger 1889, hamburg steak, from the Ger. city of Hamburg, though no certain connection has ever been put forth, and there may not be one beyond that of Hamburg being a major port of departure for Ger. immigrants to U.S. read more

The story notes that the name of the hamburger comes from Hamburg, New York not Hamburg Germany. Frank Menches's obituary in The New York Times states that these events took place at the 1892 Summit County Fair in Akron, Ohio. Fletcher Davis. Fletcher Davis of Athens, Texas claimed to have invented the hamburger. read more

name comes from the English city of hamburg where the hamburger was originated Hamburg IS NOT a city in England - is is a seaport city in Germany. read more

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