Explore the Family Name Berget

The meaning of Berget

1. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farm names especially in eastern Norway named with the definite singular form of berg ‘mountain, hill’ (see Berg). 2. French: topographic name, a derivative of Berge ‘river bank’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Knut.

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

Based on information from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Berget has seen slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it fell slightly from 46,758 to 49,824, marking a 6.56% decrease. The count in people bearing this surname also dipped marginally from 428 to 421, representing a 1.64% reduction. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals named Berget per 100,000 people decreased by 12.5%, moving from 0.16 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,758	#49,824	-6.56%
Count	428	421	-1.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Berget

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Berget, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census points to some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, individuals identifying as White held this surname, although there was a small decrease from 96.73% to 92.16%. Interestingly, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic with this surname in 2000, but by 2010, these groups represented 1.90% and 4.04% respectively. The percentage of those reporting as "two or more races" dropped slightly by 15.00%, from 1.40% to 1.19%. There were no recorded instances of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with the surname Berget during either years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.73%	92.16%	-4.72%
Hispanic	0%	4.04%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.9%	0%
Two or More Races	1.4%	1.19%	-15%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%