How common is the surname Bergh?

1,881 people in the United States had the surname Bergh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,139 Americans. It ranked 15,551st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bergh?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Bergh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bergh?

Henry Bergh, American animal welfare activist (1811–1888).

Where is the surname Bergh most common?

Wikidata records people named Bergh in the United States.

Is the surname Bergh getting more or less common?

More common. 1,835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,881 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Bergh

A surname, carried by 1,881 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bergh is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,881 people named Bergh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,139 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,835.

#15,551

rank among US surnames

1,881

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #14,823)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,546	Weldy	1,882	164,052
#15,551	Buscher	1,881	164,139
#15,560	Struthers	1,880	164,226

Who is named Bergh

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

94% of people named Bergh identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Berghs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Bergh
American animal welfare activist (1811–1888)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bergh

Bergh has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

Questions

How common is the surname Bergh?: 1,881 people in the United States had the surname Bergh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,139 Americans. It ranked 15,551st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bergh?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Bergh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bergh?: Henry Bergh, American animal welfare activist (1811–1888).
Where is the surname Bergh most common?: Wikidata records people named Bergh in the United States.
Is the surname Bergh getting more or less common?: More common. 1,835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,881 in 2010, up 2.5%.