Berry Surname

1,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274,653 people bear this surname

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

Berry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Bury,' i.e. borough; v. Bury, Burrows, Burroughes, &c.

1513. John Bery, or Bury: Register of the University of Oxford.

1575-6. Henry Berrie, Kent: ibid. vol. 11.

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Berry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States176,8641:2,049192
England39,0291:1,428154
Australia16,1331:1,673206
Canada9,3501:3,941524
France6,3151:10,5181,026
South Africa3,9771:13,6231,710
New Zealand2,5751:1,759222
India2,4331:315,27617,580
Scotland2,3301:2,298426
Jamaica1,6941:1,694287
Wales1,6251:1,904185
Ireland1,3171:3,576629
Papua New Guinea1,2831:6,355412
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Philippines6811:148,66124,862
Liberia6721:6,560780
Northern Ireland6101:3,025607
Saint Barthelemy4381:228
Haiti3711:28,7982,112
United States Virgin Islands2791:39636
Thailand2751:256,86743,694
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Israel2611:32,7884,621
Indonesia2541:520,66642,361
Solomon Islands2521:2,302208
Germany2421:332,66732,901
Dominican Republic2391:43,6522,309
Spain2381:196,43713,533
Vanuatu1971:1,336359
Namibia1951:12,3562,329
Nigeria1841:962,73241,060
Cayman Islands1781:35956
Panama1561:25,0791,556
Argentina1411:303,14524,179
Switzerland1341:61,2907,605
Japan1291:991,04119,991
Netherlands1291:130,90820,305
Mexico1231:1,009,15613,192
Malaysia1101:268,12914,980
Belize961:3,703710
Nicaragua941:64,0541,574
Brazil901:2,378,60473,132
Isle of Man881:975148
Benin801:129,19513,967
Egypt801:1,149,19748,024
Jersey751:1,323186
China721:18,990,5771,074
Malta721:5,976398
Sweden661:149,19310,483
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Saint Kitts and Nevis551:1,004197
Guernsey511:1,264261
Denmark481:117,59810,848
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
Hong Kong301:244,5163,036
Chile291:607,46514,668
Guam291:5,521755
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Lebanon261:216,8118,749
Norway261:197,78022,769
Croatia241:176,19222,291
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Bermuda221:2,967463
Barbados211:13,688897
Liechtenstein191:2,020214
Costa Rica181:265,5592,987
Ghana181:1,501,15011,516
Greece181:615,54471,673
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Finland141:392,62226,475
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
DR Congo111:6,716,325182,874
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Austria101:851,54467,454
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
British Virgin Islands91:3,510429
Monaco91:4,118434
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Bangladesh71:22,765,25317,277
Congo61:831,51616,072
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Anguilla51:2,687256
Bahamas51:78,350887
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Ethiopia31:32,515,42129,577
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Sudan31:12,503,39814,123
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Angola21:13,494,60711,780
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Laos21:3,294,1621,900
Malawi21:8,559,55434,093
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Montserrat21:2,474299
Myanmar21:25,968,9922,110
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,3601:3,257599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England22,1471:1,101119
Scotland1,2671:2,954505
Wales3871:4,053282
Jersey191:2,731446
Isle of Man181:3,015339
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States36,8361:1,363135

The alternate forms: Bērry (1) are calculated separately.

Berry (31,195) may also be a first name.

Berry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Bury,' i.e. borough; v. Bury, Burrows, Burroughes, &c.

1513. John Bery, or Bury: Register of the University of Oxford.

1575-6. Henry Berrie, Kent: ibid. vol. 11. pt.

1609. James Berrie, of the Hey, parish of Wigan: Wills at Chester.

The Yorkshire folk have a strong propensity for quaint and humorous baptismal names. Father and son are thus described in the West Riding Directory (Stainland): John Berry, shopkeeper; Young John Berry, clogger. Young John was the son's fontal name.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The name of an old landed family, 'of Tayfield,' in Fife. In Aberdeen and Angus the name is said to be a variant of Barbie. George Berrie, brouster, Inverness, 1613 Rec. Inv., II, p. 103). In the latter end of the seventeenth century Berries and Berrys were located in Strathdon, under Forbes of Brux, and in the parish of Coldstone under Farquharson of Invercauld. Andrew Berrie, shipmaster in Dundee, 1756 (Brechin). Eight of the name in the Edinburgh Marriage Records.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 Dweller at a Hill. [Middle English bergh(e, Old English beorg, beorh] 2 confused with Bury, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English name, fairly numerous in Ireland. Also used as synonym of Beary q.v. MIF 44

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Fort” in Old English. Compare Afrikaans “Burg”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller at, or near, a hill; dweller at, or near, a stronghold or fortified place.

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

A parish in Devon; but from the commonness of the name it must be regarded as another form of Bury.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(French.) Local. From the province of Berri, in France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Berry-Pomeroy is the name of a parish co. Devon, and Berry or Berri is the appellation of one of the old provinces of France. But see Bury and Borrow.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Armorially identified with Barry.

The Norman People (1874)

(English), Grove, Shady place, Borough.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Several names with this termination are taken by Weekley to be from fruits. They are far more often from -bury, and Mul- is much more likely to stand for Malbury (Malborough), just as Albery and even Elderberry stand for Aldbury. An amusing case of history repeating itself is seen jn Adsberry, of which name in 1679 was a gentleman who, having to sign a legal document, suddenly lifted the veil and disclosed himself as Cosmann Ertzberger

Surnames (1917) by Walter Parry Haskett-Smith

A location name in Normandy; or from the Irish O’Beara; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Berry: a further corruption of burh: Roseberry; found in the West of England at Berry Head, Berry Pomeroy Castle, and as a surname Berry.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Berry. —Scattered disconnectedly over England. It is most numerous in Lancashire, and afterwards in the counties of Northampton, Warwick, and Devon. Probably it is usually derived from places, Berry being the name of a Devonshire parish, whilst Bury is the name of towns and localities in Lancashire, Suffolk, &c.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

The Berry surname is derived from a geographical locality. It means 'at the Bury', i.e. borough, Bury, Burrows, Burroughes. It is an English surname, fairly numerous in Ireland. Also used as synonym of Beary. The meaning of this surname is 'dweller at a hill', 'dweller at a fortified place'.

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Berry Last Name Facts

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

Berry (Arabic: بريي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻱ, Hindi: बेरी, Marathi: बेरी) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Bērry. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berry? popularity and diffusion

Berry is the 1,988th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 26,534 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Berry are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 27,073rd most frequent forename in the world It is held by 31,195 people.

The surname Berry is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 176,864 people, or 1 in 2,049. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 168 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Berry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Berry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Berry last name expanded 480 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 420 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 3 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Berry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Berry last name is predominantly Catholic (72%) in Ireland and Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Berry surname are 11.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Berry earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 21.43% more than the national average, earning €36,464 per year; in Norway they earn 83.88% more than the national average, earning 636,358 kr per year; in Peru they earn 895.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 192,974 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.21% more than the national average, earning R 340,332 per year; in United States they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $41,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $51,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bērry931/
Berrey911,491/
Bierry91904/
Berray91386/
Berroy91372/
Bearry91232/
Berrys9133/
Beurry9123/
Beerry917/
Berryo915/
Berriy913/
Berryz913/
Baerry912/
Berrry911/
Bherry911/
Besrry910/
Hberry910/
Bery893,227/
D'Berry833/
Berraya832/
Beherry831/
Beurrey831/
Barry801,139,915/
Berra8014,833/
Berri8012,331/
Beery804,167/
Berre802,470/
Verry802,226/
Werry802,020/
Beary801,962/
Beroy801,850/
Biery801,676/
Beray801,315/
Beury80698/
Berer80688/
Bhery80651/
Borry80622/
Birry80578/
Berey80348/
Beriy80283/
Betry80278/
Berzy80253/
Besry80126/
Beryt80106/
Berré8068/
Beryo8053/
Boery8027/
Berys8026/
Beiry8017/
Berrè8012/
Beryi8011/
Berhy808/
Baery808/
Behry806/
Uerry806/
Beryh806/
Beryd802/
Berrá802/
Beryś801/
Beruy801/
Berrj800/
Berzrooy771/
Beherrey771/
Berrio7358,310/
Berroa7313,308/
Wherry733,859/
Bergey733,105/
Berres732,729/
Berrie731,534/
Barray731,293/
Barrey731,172/
Berret73944/
Berris73907/
Bearer73717/
Berrai73710/
Verryt73644/
Beraya73643/
Bherer73605/
Borray73584/
Bierre73496/
Beirer73483/
Beyrer73428/
Berred73416/
Berrer73355/
Verrey73331/
Borrey73311/
Berher73305/
Barroy73277/
Berrez73267/
Bheriy73230/
Behrer73223/
Berriz73213/
Beiray73197/
Beurey73191/
Berzoy73127/
Berhay73125/
Beerer73121/
Bierra73115/
Berree73106/
Beeray7396/
Barrry7390/
Borroy7384/
Verroy7382/
Berhuy7376/
Bierey7365/
Birrey7364/
Werrey7356/
Bergiy7353/
Verrys7351/
Berrih7346/
Berrit7345/
Berych7343/
Bethry7342/
Bearre7340/
Berrea7339/
Berrei7338/
Berehy7332/
Verryp7331/
Beuray7330/
Bergay7330/
Berycz7330/
Beroys7325/
Berreh7324/
Beurre7323/
Wearry7322/
Boerre7319/
Beerra7317/
Berhyi7316/
Beryst7315/
Baeroy7314/
Berysh7313/
Baerey7313/
Berzay7311/
Berraj7311/
Bheray7310/
Beiryt7310/
Behray739/
Betriy739/
Beryts738/
Be'ery737/
Bharry737/
Baarry737/
Bearey736/
Bherra736/
Birray736/
Berrée736/
Mperry735/
Berhey735/
Beatry735/
Berrid735/
Baerri733/
Beerey733/
Boerey733/
Bearyd733/
Vierry733/
Baeryi733/
Berzyi733/
Bieray732/
Beraiy732/
Bairry732/
Bhaery732/
Verray732/
Bereer732/
Verruy732/
Betrer732/
Bettry732/
Bierré732/
Bearra732/
Bergoy732/
Baerre732/
Besray731/
Betray731/
Beirey731/
Beariy731/
Bherre731/
Bherri731/
Bhetry731/
Bierri731/
Berauy731/
Beroey731/
Beuriy731/
Wehrry731/
Vearry731/
Beitry731/
Beyrey731/
Hberra731/
Hbarry731/
Boerri731/
Berreu731/
Berhoy731/
Betrys731/
Beryoy731/
Beurré731/
Barryi731/
Bearzy731/
Berraa731/
Barruy731/
Berrri731/
Beriey731/
Behrey731/
Bheryo731/
Bhiery731/
Beurri731/
Berzyy731/
Berrra731/
Betrey730/
Berzey730/
Biehry730/
Bera67604,003/
Bere6737,166/
Beri6721,830/
Bary6714,697/
Wery674,353/
Bory673,478/
Berrais672,288/
Berrett672,151/
Very67988/
Berrich67749/
Biry67491/
Behiery67371/
Bettray67262/
Verreyt67259/
Verrydt67256/
Berraja67248/
Barrooy67214/
Beheery67214/
Berretz67175/
Bheraiy67127/
Berritt67112/
Béry6798/
Berrest6790/
Berehyi6789/
Berrish6776/
Berraih6775/
Biorrey6774/
Berrois6755/
Bethray6752/
Baharry6743/
Whearry6735/
Beheray6732/
Vierray6731/
Berj6728/
Byry6725/
Verrooy6723/
Bearrie6716/
Verruyt6710/
Wherrey677/
Bierrie677/
Beré677/
Berresh677/
Beirysh677/
Uery676/
Berriss675/
Verreys674/
Bergaya674/
Beherra673/
Berê673/
Beereey672/
Berrech672/
Berá672/
Berrouj672/
Bettrey671/
Bheraya671/
Beherer671/
Beherey671/
Beasrey671/
Beeraya671/
Bheyrey671/
Bhoeray671/
Berress671/
Berhher671/
Betreer671/
Geebery671/
Whierry671/
Verraya671/
Verryth671/
Berraia671/
Berrets671/
Berí671/
Berroha671/
Berrrio671/
Berreis671/
Bheiray671/
D'Barry671/
Baheery671/
Bearree671/
Beyrouy671/
Bahrrey671/
Beherre671/
Bearriz671/
Beatrey671/
Beatryz671/
Bethrey670/
Bearret670/
Beerris670/
Berridt670/
Wearrey670/
Beerrer670/
Berroid670/
Beehrer670/
Berreah670/
Bereher670/
Barrehy670/
Beirrie670/
Berrres670/
Beitrer670/
Bearres670/

Berry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berry in the Hindi language
बेरीberi-
Berry in the Marathi language
बेरीberi81.08
बॅरीberi13.51
बेरbera5.41
Berry in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺮﻱbry66.67
ﺑﺮﻯbry16.67
ﺑﺎﺭﻱbary16.67
Berry in the Arabic language
برييbryy-

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