How common is the surname Berke?

2,734 people in the United States had the surname Berke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,928 Americans. It ranked 11,504th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Berke?

William Berke, American film director, film producer, screenwriter.

Where is the surname Berke most common?

Wikidata records people named Berke in the United States.

Is the surname Berke getting more or less common?

More common. 2,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,734 in 2010, up 28%.

The surname Berke

A surname, carried by 2,734 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). Berke is more common than 92.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,734 people named Berke in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,928 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,135.

#11,504

rank among US surnames

2,734

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+28.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,128)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,497	Greenspan	2,737	112,804
#11,500	Sidwell	2,736	112,846
#11,502	Master	2,735	112,887
#11,504	Steeves	2,734	112,928
#11,508	Prout	2,733	112,969
#11,512	Situ	2,732	113,011

Who is named Berke

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

87% of people named Berke identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Berkes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Berke
American film director, film producer, screenwriter, 1903–1958

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Berke

Berke 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 Berke?: 2,734 people in the United States had the surname Berke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,928 Americans. It ranked 11,504th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Berke?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Berke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Berke?: William Berke, American film director, film producer, screenwriter.
Where is the surname Berke most common?: Wikidata records people named Berke in the United States.
Is the surname Berke getting more or less common?: More common. 2,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,734 in 2010, up 28%.