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Berkman Family History

Berkman Name Meaning

Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood from Middle Dutch berke ‘birch’ + man ‘man’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Berke . German and Scandinavian: variant of Bergmann and Bergman and in North America (also) an altered form of these. Possibly also an Americanized form of German (Westphalia) Berkemann: habitational name for someone from Berka (see Berka ) formed with -mann ‘man’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Barkman, Beckman, Berman, Beekman, Boeckman, Bergman, Kerkman

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Where is the Berkman family from?

You can see how Berkman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Berkman family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Berkman families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 2 Berkman families living in New York. This was about 33% of all the recorded Berkman's in USA. New York and 1 other state had the highest population of Berkman families in 1840.

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What did your Berkman ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

Salesman
17%
Proprietor
11%
Farmer
8%
Laborer
6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Stenographer
12%
Bookkeeper
10%
Housewife
9%
Clerk
9%

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Passenger Lists
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Berkman. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Berkman. For the veterans among your Berkman ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Berkman lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Berkman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Berkman in 1945 was 50, and 75 in 2004.

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