# Bergen (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bergen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Norwegian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norwegian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,074 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,711 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 50,831 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (5,860 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbəɹɡən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Bergen, from Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bergen in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bergen in the United States and Australia.

## People named Bergen

- Candice Bergen, American actress (born 1946)
- Polly Bergen, American actress (1930-2014)
- Edgar Bergen, American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978)
- Frances Bergen, actress, model (1922-2006)
- Erich Bergen, American actor and presenter
- Bob Bergen, American voice actor
- Tushka Bergen, American actress
- Peter Bergen, American journalist
- Teunis Garret Bergen, American politician (1806-1881)

## Similar surnames

Bergin, Borgen, Bergman, Bergmann, Bergan, Berkman, Bergner, Brueggeman, Burgener, Barragan, Bryson, Brockman.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.