Berg Family History
Berg Name Meaning
German or Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived on or
by a hill or mountain, from Middle High German berc. EG This
name is widespread throughout central and eastern
Europe.Scandinavian: habitational name for someone who lived at a
farmstead named with Old Norse bjarg ‘mountain’, ‘hill’. In
Sweden this is commonly found as an element of ornamental names.Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Berg
‘mountain’, ‘hill’, or a short form of any of the many ornamental
surnames containing this word as the final element, for example
Schönberg (see Schoenberg) and Goldberg.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Berg
Name Distribution of Berg Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Berg families
 635 - 1,268  212 - 634 |
 1 - 211  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Berg families
|
103 - 204 35 - 102 |
1 - 34 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Berg families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Berg census records
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Berg Family Origin
Berg Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Berg
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Berg Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Berg census records
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Berg Civil War Service Records
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