as a Last Name
- 44,145
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Berger
Meaning & Origins
German, Dutch, Swedish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived in the mountains or hills (see Berg). As a Jewish name it is mainly ornamental. It is found as a surname throughout central and eastern Europe, either as a surname of German origin or as a German translation of a topographic name with similar meaning, for example Slovenian Grićar, Hribar, Gorjan or Gorjanc.
| 660th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 44,145
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Berger per capita
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