Explore the Family Name Bergara

The meaning of Bergara

Basque: habitational name from any of the places so called (in Castilian Vergara) in the provinces of Gipuzkoa and Navarre. The first element of the placename is of uncertain derivation, while the second element is Basque gara ‘hill, height, eminence’. Compare Vergara.

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How common is the last name Bergara in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bergara has seen a steady rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bergara stood at rank 61,207 but rose to 58,735 in 2010, marking a 4.04% increase in its ranking. The count of individuals with this surname also increased during this period from 307 to 345, an increase of 12.38%. Correspondingly, the proportion of people named Bergara per 100,000 also saw a 9.09% growth from 0.11 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,207	#58,735	4.04%
Count	307	345	12.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bergara

Regarding the ethnicity of individuals carrying the surname Bergara, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows an interesting shift over the decade. The majority remained Hispanic, although it slightly decreased from 92.51% in 2000 to 89.28% in 2010. The representation of White individuals increased by 18.61%, moving from 4.89% to 5.80%. Interestingly, despite having no representation in 2000, Black individuals accounted for 2.03% of the Bergaras in 2010. There was a slight increase within the Asian/Pacific Islander group, going up from 1.63% to 1.74% between 2000 and 2010. No changes were observed for those identifying as Two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.51%	89.28%	-3.49%
White	4.89%	5.8%	18.61%
Black	0%	2.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.63%	1.74%	6.75%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%