# Bjorge (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bjorge/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Norwegian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norwegian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 542 |
| US rank (2010) | 40,371 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 569,641 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.8% (503 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Bjørge. Further from Proto-Germanic *bergō, from *berganą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (whence also borrow, bury).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bjorge in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Bjork, Bjorklund, Bjerke, Bosarge, Bjorkman, Bojorquez, Biggers, Biggerstaff, Buskirk, Bickerstaff, Beshears, Bickers.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.