The berks Surname

berks Name Meaning and History

English: variant spelling of Birks (see Birch).
North German: variant of Berkes.

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

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The berks name in History

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

berks 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 berks Families in the US in 1920

Number of berks families

11-20

4-10

1-3

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Berks/Hoffmann in Clayton and Carroll co, IA	ConniefCouch	0
Berks from Gert Hausen, Germany	kphoto1	0
Berks of Hanley, Staffs	bolero982	1
Aulenbach genealogy	jkrize	0
Berks Family	Madeleine Berks	0
Elisabetha Treu	rasherer	0
Elizabeth Mortimer, Birdsboro	rasherer	0
cemetary search	Theresa Ireland	0
Mary A.E.Berks in LA-1853	JPGEN	0
Mrs. Elizabeth Reber, nee Kline, d. March 9, 1890, Reading	ChrisSchultz74	0

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