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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 or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Berkey.

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

This surname is the 102,285^th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,581,499 people. This last name is mostly 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. Berkey is also the 1,614,485^th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 40 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,406 people, or 1 in 82,265. In The United States Berkey is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live, Indiana, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Berkey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Berkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berkey surname expanded 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 bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Berkey surname are 14.57% more likely to be registered Republicans 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.