How common is the surname Bergeson?

2,597 people in the United States had the surname Bergeson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,885 Americans. It ranked 12,022nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bergeson?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bergeson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bergeson?

James Bergeson, American water polo player.

Where is the surname Bergeson most common?

Wikidata records people named Bergeson in the United States.

Is the surname Bergeson getting more or less common?

More common. 2,450 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,597 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Bergeson

A surname, carried by 2,597 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bergeson is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,597 people named Bergeson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,885 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,450.

#12,022

rank among US surnames

2,597

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #11,722)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,017	Satchell	2,598	118,840
#12,022	Detrick	2,597	118,885
#12,025	Pless	2,596	118,931
#12,031	Lamoreaux	2,595	118,977

Who is named Bergeson

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

95% of people named Bergeson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bergesons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Bergeson
American water polo player, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bergeson

Bergeson has the Soundex code B622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B622.

Questions

How common is the surname Bergeson?: 2,597 people in the United States had the surname Bergeson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,885 Americans. It ranked 12,022nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bergeson?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bergeson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bergeson?: James Bergeson, American water polo player.
Where is the surname Bergeson most common?: Wikidata records people named Bergeson in the United States.
Is the surname Bergeson getting more or less common?: More common. 2,450 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,597 in 2010, up 6.0%.