The berens Surname

berens Name Meaning and History

North German: variant spelling of Behrens.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The berens name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the berens family name as far back in history as possible.

berens Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of berens Families in the US in 1920

Number of berens families

13-24

5-12

1-4

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Thread	Author	Replies
Family Berens-Sandschulten	HansPil	3
berens in the netherlands and germany	paulineberens	1
Behrens/Beren, Germany, ND, SD	crazyresearcher	2
Berens	Anke Waldmann	1
Berens (Ger>IL>IA>SD)	lynnald94_1	1
Gerald Joseph Gratz	gratza1	0
Berens Obits from Butte County, CA	Joan Bancroft	0
Obit: John F. Berens	Obit_Lady	0
Stephanie Freivogel obit, 1903-2006, sister of Fritz Berens	julienjoe213	0
Mable Berens m J. W. Heuter 1920 WA	jbcbbinc	0

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