Explore the Family Name Bergh

The meaning of Bergh

1. Scandinavian: variant of Berg. 2. Dutch and English: topographic name denoting someone living on or by a hill, Middle Dutch berghe, Middle English bergh ‘hill’ (Old English beorg). Compare Dutch Berg and Vandenbergh. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Johan, Anders, Arndt, Owe, Per, Sigvard, Sven, Syvert.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bergh has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. While it was ranked 14,823rd most common surname in 2000, by 2010 it had slipped to being the 15,551st most common. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Bergh surname increased by 2.51% during that same period, from 1,835 to 1,881. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 population, the Bergh name saw a decrease of 5.88%, moving from 0.68 to 0.64.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,823	#15,551	-4.91%
Count	1,835	1,881	2.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.64	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bergh

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Bergh also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.53% to 93.57%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant increase from 0.38% to 0.80%, and Black representation also saw a rise from 0.76% to 1.44%. Those reporting two or more races grew from 1.14% to 1.91%, and Hispanic representation showed a modest growth from 1.91% to 2.02%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category, however, remained stable at 0.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.53%	93.57%	-2.05%
Hispanic	1.91%	2.02%	5.76%
Two or More Races	1.14%	1.91%	67.54%
Black	0.76%	1.44%	89.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38%	0.8%	110.53%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.27%	0.27%	0%