View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Bergan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Bergan (Russian: Берган) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Bergán. Click here for other potential spellings of Bergan.

How Common Is The Last Name Bergan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Bergan is the 100,598^th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,552,524 people. The last name Bergan is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Bergan reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,125,792^nd most common first name globally, borne by 74 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,521 people, or 1 in 143,776. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Iowa, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Bergan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bergan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bergan last name expanded 339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bergan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bergan last name are 15.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.3% registered with the party.

The amount Bergan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning 327,193 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $44,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.34% more than the national average, earning $74,695 CAD per year.