Berger Surname
Approximately 291,043 people bear this surname
Berger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a shepherd'; the Frenchberger.' Bercariaor Berceria (Old Law), a sheep-pen, or sheep-fold' (Bailey's Dict. 1742). 'Bergeret, a pastoral song' (Chaucer). A statute, 37 Edward III, c. 14 (1363), speaks of 'bovers, vachers, berchers, porchers, &c.
Read More About This SurnameBerger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100,833 | 1:798 | 51 |
| United States | 65,263 | 1:5,554 | 643 |
| France | 36,801 | 1:1,805 | 112 |
| Austria | 23,707 | 1:359 | 11 |
| Switzerland | 14,499 | 1:566 | 26 |
| Brazil | 6,227 | 1:34,378 | 1,435 |
| Canada | 5,510 | 1:6,687 | 983 |
| Israel | 5,129 | 1:1,668 | 153 |
| Russia | 3,536 | 1:40,759 | 5,485 |
| Belgium | 3,035 | 1:3,788 | 393 |
| Netherlands | 2,719 | 1:6,211 | 686 |
| Norway | 2,484 | 1:2,070 | 172 |
| Poland | 2,388 | 1:15,917 | 2,335 |
| Australia | 2,199 | 1:12,276 | 1,783 |
| Argentina | 1,911 | 1:22,367 | 1,859 |
| Sweden | 1,382 | 1:7,125 | 656 |
| England | 1,379 | 1:40,405 | 5,196 |
| Italy | 1,244 | 1:49,161 | 8,842 |
| Czechia | 1,167 | 1:9,112 | 1,179 |
| Hungary | 746 | 1:13,159 | 1,495 |
| South Africa | 635 | 1:85,319 | 10,490 |
| Denmark | 608 | 1:9,284 | 858 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Chile | 577 | 1:30,531 | 1,675 |
| Thailand | 460 | 1:153,562 | 24,398 |
| Spain | 415 | 1:112,656 | 8,908 |
| Croatia | 359 | 1:11,779 | 2,215 |
| Uruguay | 314 | 1:10,929 | 1,230 |
| Guatemala | 311 | 1:51,713 | 2,291 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| New Zealand | 277 | 1:16,348 | 2,848 |
| Haiti | 274 | 1:38,992 | 2,549 |
| Portugal | 274 | 1:38,023 | 2,283 |
| Kazakhstan | 267 | 1:66,227 | 8,082 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Belarus | 224 | 1:42,415 | 7,290 |
| Mexico | 166 | 1:747,748 | 11,221 |
| Dominican Republic | 162 | 1:64,401 | 3,114 |
| Slovenia | 157 | 1:15,845 | 3,718 |
| Luxembourg | 146 | 1:3,976 | 544 |
| Peru | 125 | 1:254,273 | 10,396 |
| Finland | 111 | 1:49,520 | 5,996 |
| New Caledonia | 104 | 1:2,656 | 326 |
| Slovakia | 102 | 1:52,318 | 10,070 |
| Costa Rica | 91 | 1:52,528 | 1,172 |
| Singapore | 90 | 1:61,197 | 2,397 |
| Serbia | 80 | 1:89,312 | 7,432 |
| Latvia | 78 | 1:26,283 | 4,029 |
| French Polynesia | 68 | 1:4,129 | 932 |
| Lithuania | 67 | 1:45,292 | 7,524 |
| Estonia | 61 | 1:21,669 | 3,800 |
| Wales | 60 | 1:51,576 | 4,775 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Turkey | 55 | 1:1,414,935 | 56,482 |
| Ecuador | 53 | 1:300,110 | 9,008 |
| Venezuela | 52 | 1:580,848 | 10,516 |
| Greece | 48 | 1:230,829 | 35,705 |
| Liechtenstein | 48 | 1:800 | 98 |
| Scotland | 46 | 1:116,387 | 7,543 |
| China | 45 | 1:30,384,924 | 1,604 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nicaragua | 38 | 1:158,450 | 2,273 |
| Panama | 38 | 1:102,954 | 3,886 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Paraguay | 31 | 1:233,443 | 4,129 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Moldova | 28 | 1:127,192 | 14,173 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Bulgaria | 23 | 1:303,431 | 15,323 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 1:373,291 | 30,949 |
| Japan | 15 | 1:8,522,953 | 44,380 |
| Romania | 14 | 1:1,434,134 | 53,593 |
| Monaco | 12 | 1:3,089 | 236 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Greenland | 11 | 1:5,125 | 525 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Georgia | 8 | 1:468,193 | 17,304 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Namibia | 7 | 1:344,200 | 10,409 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 158 | 1:154,274 | 13,512 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,701 | 1:7,494 | 951 |
The alternate forms: Bergér (30) & Bergèr (1) are calculated separately.
Berger (2,352) may also be a first name.
Berger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a shepherd'; the Frenchberger.' Bercariaor Berceria (Old Law), a sheep-pen, or sheep-fold' (Bailey's Dict. 1742). 'Bergeret, a pastoral song' (Chaucer). A statute, 37 Edward III, c. 14 (1363), speaks of 'bovers, vachers, berchers, porchers, &c.' ;v. full quotation under 'Day').
Henry le Bercher, Close Roll, 45 Henry in.
Thomas le Bercher, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Dorken le Bercher, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard le Bercher, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Ivo le Bercher, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Walter le Bercher, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1753. Married — John Paul Berger and Betty Billington: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(French-Latin) Shepherd. [French berger, Low Latin berbicarius; Low Latin berbex, Latin vervex, a ram]
(Ft.) Shepherd, Swain [French berger: see Berger in Dict.]
(French, German) One who took care of a flock, a shepherd; dweller on, or near, a mountain.
(from a place name) or (from the name of a male ancestor) As a place of origin Berger means “one coming from Berg,” a hilly place. As a patronymic, Galician Jews often transformed the Hebrew Barukh into Berger, Berg, or Bergman.
French A shepherd.
(French), Shepherd. Berger(G), Mountaineer.
Bercher: a shepherd. A Norman-French name little used, yet surviving as a surname.
Berger Demographics
Average Male Berger Height
176.28 cm
Average Female Berger Height
162.73 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Berger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Berger (Arabic: برجير, Georgian: ბერგერ, Russian: Бергер) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as: Bergér or Bergèr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Berger? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,884th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,039 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Berger are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Berger is also the 153,310th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 2,352 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 100,833 people, or 1 in 798. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Bavaria, where 18 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in 159 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.
Berger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Berger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Berger last name expanded 974 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 873 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 6,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 354 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Berger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Jewish (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (50%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Berger surname are 38.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.34% being registered with the political party.
The amount Berger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 14.05% more than the national average, earning €34,249 per year; in Norway they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning 346,330 kr per year; in Peru they earn 109.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,630 per year; in South Africa they earn 105.25% more than the national average, earning R 487,752 per year; in United States they earn 14.29% more than the national average, earning $49,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $49,248 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Berger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berger in the Georgian language | ||
| ბერგერ | berger | - |
| Berger in the Russian language | ||
| Бергер | berger | - |
| Berger in the Arabic language | ||
| برجير | brjyr | - |
| بيرغر | byrghr | - |
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