How common is the surname Bergeron?

20,073 people in the United States had the surname Bergeron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,381 Americans. It ranked 1,786th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bergeron?

Tom Bergeron, American television personality, game show host, television host, comedian and actor, followed by Marian Bergeron.

Where is the surname Bergeron most common?

Wikidata records people named Bergeron in the United States.

Is the surname Bergeron getting more or less common?

More common. 19,655 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,073 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Bergeron

A French surname, carried by 20,073 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bergeron is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Bergeron.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,073 people named Bergeron in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,381 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,655.

#1,786

rank among US surnames

20,073

people in 2010

6.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,667)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,777	Barnhart	20,157	15,317
#1,778	Rendon	20,143	15,328
#1,779	Hannah	20,138	15,331
#1,780	Pedersen	20,135	15,334
#1,781	Stubbs	20,134	15,335
#1,782	Starks	20,130	15,338
#1,783	Sizemore	20,116	15,348

Who is named Bergeron

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Bergeron identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bergerons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Bergeron
American television personality, game show host, television host, comedian and actor, born 1955
Marian Bergeron
American beauty pageant contestant and singer (1918-2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bergeron

Bergeron has the Soundex code B626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B626.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bergeron come from?: From French Bergeron.
How common is the surname Bergeron?: 20,073 people in the United States had the surname Bergeron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,381 Americans. It ranked 1,786th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bergeron?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bergeron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bergeron?: Tom Bergeron, American television personality, game show host, television host, comedian and actor, followed by Marian Bergeron.
Where is the surname Bergeron most common?: Wikidata records people named Bergeron in the United States.
Is the surname Bergeron getting more or less common?: More common. 19,655 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,073 in 2010, up 2.1%.