View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Berkey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 102,285^th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,581,499 people. The last name Berkey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Berkey are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 40 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,406 people, or 1 in 82,265. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside, Indiana, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Berkey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Berkey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 539 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Berkey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Berkey last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Berkey last name are 14.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Berkey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $43,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.23% less than the national average, earning $45,596 CAD per year.