Last Name Burger? Eat Free at Smashburger May 28

Restaurant chain Smashburger plans a unique celebration of National Burger Day, May 28. On that day, its locations nationwide, including Parsippany, Morris Plains and Florham Park, will give away a free Classic Smash  to anyone with the last name “Burger,” or variations thereof. 

The company noted that this could mean a lot of burgers: According to WhitePages.com, there are approximately 21,687 people in the U.S. with the last name “Burger” and 1,530 named “Hamburger.” 

So whether you're a Burger, Berger, Weiberger, Rosenberg, Burgermeister Meisterburger, etc., be sure to bring a valid driver’s license, passport or picture ID or some other credible method of verifying your surname.

 “Burgers are an iconic American food. We’ve been eating them for generations and burgers are America’s favorite food," said Tom Ryan, Smashburger founder.  "But just in the last five years or so, we have seen an explosion in people’s interest to eat higher quality burgers than the typical fast food fare.

"With the average person eating 43 hamburgers per year, there is cause for celebration of National Burger Day."