Berrier Surname
Approximately 5,656 people bear this surname
Berrier Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the berrier,' i.e. the thresher. 'Berrier, a thrasher.' 'Berry, to thrash corn': Halliwell.
Willelmus Beryar, laborer. 1379: ibid.
David Server, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Berier, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBerrier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,266 | 1:110,979 | 12,071 |
| France | 2,019 | 1:32,899 | 3,990 |
| Argentina | 62 | 1:689,410 | 47,472 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| Cuba | 52 | 1:221,591 | 4,537 |
| Haiti | 42 | 1:254,379 | 8,875 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 272 | 1:184,628 | 16,354 |
The alternate forms: Berriér (1) are calculated separately.
Berrier (13) may also be a first name.
Berrier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the berrier,' i.e. the thresher. 'Berrier, a thrasher.' 'Berry, to thrash corn': Halliwell.
Willelmus Beryar, laborer. 1379: ibid.
David Server, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Berier, 1379: ibid.
1585. Gregory Berrier, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
Berrier Demographics
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Berrier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berrier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Berrier is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Berriér. Click here to see other possible spellings of Berrier.
How Common Is The Last Name Berrier? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 85,298th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,288,463 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Berrier reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,266 people, or 1 in 110,979. In The United States Berrier is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 33 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in France, where 36 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.
Berrier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Berrier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Berrier last name grew 1,201 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Berrier Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Berrier surname are 33.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.36% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Berrier earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 33.03% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,982 per year and in United States they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning $41,260 USD per year.
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Berrier Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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