Berkey Family History
Berkey Name Meaning
Americanized spelling of Swiss German Bürki, or an
altered spelling of Berke (see Berke 2).Possibly an Americanized spelling of Hungarian Berki, a
habitational name from a village called Berki, in Pest county, or a
topographic name from berek ‘marsh with groves’.English: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Berkey Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Berkey families
 108 - 213  37 - 107 |
 1 - 36  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Berkey families
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8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Berkey last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Berkey census records
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Berkey Family Origin
Berkey Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Berkey
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Berkey Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Berkey census records
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Berkey Civil War Service Records
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