Bergstresser Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Bergstresser Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller on a mountain road.

Bergstresser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7691:471,33840,071
Canada951:387,84834,448
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:285,33322,901

Bergstresser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller on a mountain road.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bergstresser Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bergstresser Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bergstresser has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bergstresser? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 401,442nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. The surname Bergstresser is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Bergstresser live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Bergstresser is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 769 people, or 1 in 471,338. In The United States Bergstresser is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 27 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Bergstresser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bergstresser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bergstresser last name increased 437 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bergstresser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bergstresser surname are 23.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bergstresser earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $43,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.33% less than the national average, earning $39,085 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bergstresser
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis