Berge Family History
Berge Name Meaning
Norwegian and Swedish: variant of Berg, from the dative
form.German: variant (from the oblique case) of
Berg or a habitational name from any of several places so
named, notably in Westphalia.French: topographic name for someone
who lived on a steep bank, from Old French berge ‘bank’
(apparently of Gaulish origin).French: hypercorrected spelling of
Barge.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Berge
Name Distribution of Berge Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Berge families
 53 - 104  18 - 52 |
 1 - 17  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Berge families
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11 - 20 4 - 10 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Berge families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Berge census records
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Berge Family Origin
Berge Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Berge
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Berge Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Berge census records
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Berge Civil War Service Records
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