Is the USA Hamburger The Same As The UK Beefburger?

Because it came to the U.S. via Hamburg Germany.... Word History: Because the world has eaten countless hamburgers, the origins of the name may be of interest to many. By the middle of the 19th century people in the port city of Hamburg, Germany, enjoyed a form of pounded beef called Hamburg steak. The large numbers of Germans who migrated to North America during this time probably brought the dish and its name along with them. The entrée may have appeared on an American menu as early as 1836, although the first recorded use of Hamburg steak is not found until 1884. The variant form hamburger steak, using the German adjective Hamburger meaning "from Hamburg," first appears in a Walla Walla, Washington, newspaper in 1889. By 1902 we find the first description of a Hamburg steak close to our conception of the hamburger, namely a recipe calling for ground beef mixed with onion and pepper. By then the hamburger was on its way, to be followedmuch laterby the shortened form burger, used in forming cheeseburger and the names of other variations on the basic burger, as well as on its own.

I never ordered a Beefburger in the U.K. I wonder how it would taste. I probably would not like it. If you check the history on Hamburger, its origins are in Hamburg, NY. It was called a Hamburg Sandwich for some time before being adopted as a Hamburger.

yes Janey I do believe they are all the same and the name hamburger came f rom them being first made in Germany in the city of Hamburg,no ham in them at all, just beef so they are just the same as the brits beefburger, leave it to the Brits to make it a different word for the same thing. lol lol. To us yanks ham sandwichs are made with ham but are not called ham burgers. We like our American English however so we stick with our own words for things. so unconfuse yourself and know a hamburger was named after the city of Hamburg thats the reason and we just stick with it for whatever reason. and why do the Brits call an elevator a lift? makes no sense whatsoever to me a Yank. A bonnet we call the hood of a car, so again why that?