Berkson Surname

361,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Berkson Surname Definition:

(English, German) The son of Berk, a pet form of Baruch (blessed); the son of Baer or Ber (bear).

Berkson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9081:399,18434,943
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
England171:3,277,533109,658
Israel111:777,96750,646
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Berkson (25) may also be a first name.

Berkson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) The son of Berk, a pet form of Baruch (blessed); the son of Baer or Ber (bear).

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

Berkson Last Name Facts

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

Berkson (Russian: Берксон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Berkson.

How Common Is The Last Name Berkson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 361,698th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,287,546 people. The last name Berkson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Berkson reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 25 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 908 people, or 1 in 399,184. In The United States Berkson is most frequent in: Illinois, where 24 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and New York, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Turkey, where 2 percent reside.

Berkson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Berkson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Berkson surname expanded 3,243 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berkson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Berkson surname are 10.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.74% registered with the party.

The amount Berkson earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.06% more than the national average, earning $53,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.11% more than the national average, earning $78,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berckson930/
Bergson86687/
Berksun86229/
Berksan86224/
Berksen8612/
Birkson8611/
Bercson861/
Berksom861/
Bergsson80225/
Bergsohn8043/
Birckson804/
Bergsone803/
Bergshon800/
Berxon772/
Åbergsson757/
Bergsen7180/
Bergsén7121/
Bergsom717/
Bergsan716/
Birksen714/
Bergzon712/
Vergson711/
Berksum711/
Virkson710/
Bergsun710/
Bergsund6763/
Bergsand6717/
Bergsung671/
Birgsong671/
Bergsian671/
Berggsen670/
Bergshom670/
Berrgsen670/
Bergsaune6321/
Bergzén5717/
Berxane573/
Virgson571/
Bergsam571/
Berggzen531/
Birksham530/

Berkson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berkson in the Russian language
Берксонberkson-

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Berkson Reference & Research

Berkson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Berkson
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