Berkheimer Family History
Berkheimer Name Meaning
South German: habitational name for someone from either of two
places called Berkheim, near Biberach and near Esslingen in
Württemberg. The place name is a compound of Old High German
berg ‘hill’, ‘mountain’ + the common suffix of place names
-heim (related to English home). In some cases it may
possibly be a habitational name from any of various places in Hesse
and Alsace named Bergheim.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Berkheimer Families
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Number of Berkheimer families
 74 - 146  25 - 73 |
 1 - 24  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Berkheimer Family Origin
Berkheimer Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Berkheimer
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Berkheimer Family Occupations
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