Explore the Family Name Bergum

The meaning of Bergum

Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead named Bergum, from the dative plural of berg ‘mountain, hill’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Dagny, Erik.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bergum has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 27,361 to 26,975 during this period, indicating a 1.41% rise in its popularity. Furthermore, the count of individuals bearing this surname also increased by 8.31%, from 830 to 899. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a minor decrease of 3.23%, moving from 0.31 to 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,361	#26,975	1.41%
Count	830	899	8.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.3	-3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bergum

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bergum, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts over the same decade. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Bergum surname identified as White (97.71%), but this percentage slightly decreased to 93.88% by 2010. Meanwhile, the representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders within the Bergum surname holders more than doubled, increasing from 0.60% to 1.22%. Individuals identifying as two or more ethnicities appeared for the first time in the 2010 census, representing 1.78% of those with the surname. Hispanic representation also saw a significant increase, surging from 0.96% to 2.22%. The surname did not register any change in Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities, remaining at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.71%	93.88%	-3.92%
Hispanic	0.96%	2.22%	131.25%
Two or More Races	0%	1.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	1.22%	103.33%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%