How common is the surname Bergin?

3,996 people in the United States had the surname Bergin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,264 Americans. It ranked 8,291st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bergin?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bergin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Bergin most common?

Wikidata records people named Bergin in the United States.

Is the surname Bergin getting more or less common?

More common. 3,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,996 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Bergin

An Irish surname, carried by 3,996 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bergin is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beirgin, an altered form of Ó hAimheirgin, a personal name probably composed of the elements amhra (“wonderful”) and gin (“birth”).

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,996 people named Bergin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,264 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,810.

#8,291

rank among US surnames

3,996

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #8,030)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,286	Jump	3,999	77,206
#8,287	Dulin	3,998	77,225
#8,288	Maus	3,997	77,244
#8,291	Bergin	3,996	77,264
#8,293	Blackshear	3,995	77,283

Who is named Bergin

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

95% of people named Bergin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bergins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Bergin
Actor, model, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bergin

Bergin has the Soundex code B625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B625.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bergin come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beirgin, an altered form of Ó hAimheirgin, a personal name probably composed of the elements amhra (“wonderful”) and gin (“birth”).
How common is the surname Bergin?: 3,996 people in the United States had the surname Bergin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,264 Americans. It ranked 8,291st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bergin?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bergin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bergin?: Michael Bergin, actor, model.
Where is the surname Bergin most common?: Wikidata records people named Bergin in the United States.
Is the surname Bergin getting more or less common?: More common. 3,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,996 in 2010, up 4.9%.