Berryman Surname

32,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,633 people bear this surname

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

Berryman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the buryman,' i.e. boroughman, a man dwelling within the borough; v. Berry, (a) Possibly official from the bearer of the name occupying some position akin to a borough-reeve. As a rule a Westcountry name.

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Berryman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,4131:34,8084,341
Australia2,7221:9,9181,476
England2,0561:27,1003,696
New Zealand5341:8,4801,463
Canada4491:82,0619,150
Israel801:106,97012,128
Northern Ireland721:25,6262,839
Scotland711:75,4065,680
Wales541:57,3065,200
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Austria141:608,24554,975
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Ireland101:470,89415,820
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland921:48,1514,112
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5811:15,4182,283
Wales441:35,6461,944
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Guernsey101:3,266579
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7791:28,2293,459

Berryman (68) may also be a first name.

Berryman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the buryman,' i.e. boroughman, a man dwelling within the borough; v. Berry, (a) Possibly official from the bearer of the name occupying some position akin to a borough-reeve. As a rule a Westcountry name.

Robert Buryman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Buryman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1587-8. Samuel Beriman, or Berriman, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1615. Hugh Birriman, or Berriman, Somerset, ibid.

1732. Mr. John Berryman: St. Antholin (London).

1774. Married — John Shaw and Elizabeth Berriman: St. George, Hanover Square.

1784. — Gerard Maley and Elizabeth Berryman: ibid.

1807. — George Richards and Margaret Borrowman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Berry or Bury (q.v.) + man.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

Berryman Last Name Facts

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

Berryman (Arabic: بيريمان) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berryman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Berryman is the 32,050th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 438,138 people. The surname Berryman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Berryman reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 68 people.

Berryman is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 10,413 people, or 1 in 34,808. In The United States Berryman is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent are found, Georgia, where 6 percent are found and Kentucky, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Berryman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Berryman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Berryman last name expanded 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Berryman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States Berryman are 14.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Berryman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.7% more than the national average, earning 462,707 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 135.14% more than the national average, earning R 558,780 per year; in United States they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning $42,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $52,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Berryman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berryman in the Arabic language
بيريمانbyryman-

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Berryman Reference & Research

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