Berenger Forename
Approximately 2,333 people bear this name
Berenger Forename Definition:
A male name. Old German Beringaer, Beringer, compound of berin ‘a bear’, gairu ‘a spear’; the name of one of the paladins in the Charlemagne romances. Berengerius occurs in Domesday Book, and it was in fairly common use throughout the 12th and 13th C, usually in the form Berenger, Berengier, but the shortened form Benger occurs as early as 1201.
Read More About This ForenameBerenger Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 96% | 603 | 1:38,269 | 3,013 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 495 | 1:43,658 | 2,985 |
| Gabon | 100% | 441 | 1:4,271 | 886 |
| Benin | 100% | 301 | 1:35,136 | 3,115 |
| Burkina Faso | 97% | 151 | 1:121,718 | 6,253 |
| Congo | 100% | 133 | 1:37,663 | 3,131 |
| France | 100% | 104 | 1:639,138 | 6,138 |
| United States | - | 12 | 1:30,211,415 | 217,595 |
| Belgium | 100% | 11 | 1:1,044,549 | 12,446 |
| Senegal | 100% | 11 | 1:1,325,578 | 10,886 |
| England | 100% | 11 | 1:5,054,811 | 45,959 |
| Chad | 100% | 9 | 1:1,510,933 | 6,264 |
| Central African Republic | - | 9 | 1:501,710 | 504 |
| Germany | 100% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| Brazil | 100% | 5 | 1:42,847,231 | 319,361 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Thailand | 100% | 3 | 1:23,355,271 | 268,869 |
| Israel | 50% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Canada | - | 2 | 1:16,566,686 | 86,787 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| South Africa | - | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
The alternate forms: Bérenger (353) & Bèrenger (1) are calculated separately.
Berenger (4,840) may also be a surname.
Berenger Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old German Beringaer, Beringer, compound of berin ‘a bear’, gairu ‘a spear’; the name of one of the paladins in the Charlemagne romances. Berengerius occurs in Domesday Book, and it was in fairly common use throughout the 12th and 13th C, usually in the form Berenger, Berengier, but the shortened form Benger occurs as early as 1201. The name died out in general use after the 14th C, but has been used down to the present day in a few families.
Berengerius Domesday Book 1086, Pipe Roll 1159. Berenger Curia Regis Rolls 1201, Hundred Rolls 1273. Berengerus Feudal Aids 1285. Benger Curia Regis Rolls 1201.
Teutonic (masculine) - Warlike chief.
Berenger Forename Popularity
Berenger Demographics
Average Berenger Salary in
United States
$56,203 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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