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Berg History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Berg World RankingIn the United States, the name Berg is the 759th most popular surname with an estimated 39,792 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Berg is ranked the 935th most popular surname with an estimated 5,813 people with that name. 2 And in France, the name Berg is the 4,353rd popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 3 Netherlands ranks Berg as 181st with 6,573 people. 4
Berg migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Berg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Andreas Christ Berg, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1709 5
- Johan Henrig Berg, who landed in New York in 1709 5
- Kasper Berg, who landed in New York in 1709 5
- Frederick Berg, who arrived in America in 1709 5
- Tiel Berg, who landed in New York in 1709 5
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Berg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Joh Berg, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1802 5
- Fr Berg, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1802 5
- Wilh Berg, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1807 5
- Balthazar Berg, who landed in Maryland in 1834 5
- Belthassar Berg, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1838 5
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Berg Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Friedrich Berg, aged 50, who arrived in New York, NY in 1901 5
- Adam Berg, aged 8, who arrived in New York, NY in 1901 5
- Christina Berg, aged 15, who landed in America in 1901 5
- Karolina Berg, aged 9, who landed in New York, NY in 1901 5
- Katherina Berg, aged 20, who arrived in America in 1901 5
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Berg migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Berg Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Johann Simon Berg, who arrived in Quebec in 1850
- Cornelius Berg, who arrived in Manitoba in 1875
- Jacob Berg, who landed in Manitoba in 1875
- Johan Berg, who landed in Manitoba in 1876
- William Berg, who arrived in Manitoba in 1878
Contemporary Notables of the name Berg (post 1700) | + |
- Pearl Louise Berg (1909-2024), American supercentenarian and, at the time of her death, the oldest living Jewish person
- Paul Berg (1926-2023), American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980
- Nancy Berg (1931-2022), American model and actress who appeared on the front cover of Vogue four times and was Esquire's "Lady Fair" for May of 1956
- Richard Harvey Berg (1943-2019), American wargame designer, and recipient of the Charles S. Roberts Hall of Fame Award in 1987
- Einsley Delmer "Del" Berg (1915-2016), American soldier and union organizer who lived to be 100 years old, veteran of the Spanish Civil War
- John Hendrickson Berg (1932-2015), American art director who worked at Columbia Records from 1961 to 1985; he designed four Grammy Award-winning album covers: The Barbra Streisand Album (1968), Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (1968), Underground (1969), and Chicago X (1977)
- Morris "Moe" Berg (1902-1972), American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Tony Berg (b. 1954), American guitarist, father of Elizabeth Berg
- Shelly Berg (b. 1955), American jazz pianist and educator
- Elizabeth Berg (b. 1986), American singer with The Like, daughter of Tony Berg
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Historic Events for the Berg family | + |
Bismarck - Otto Berg (1918-1941), German Maschinengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6
- Mathias Berg (1922-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6
- Hans-Joachim Berg (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6
Suggested Readings for the name Berg | + |
- The Hans Hanson Berg Family History by Nancy Stout Larson.
- A Line of Descendants and Ancestors of Josiah Burge (including the Berg Family) a Revolutionary Patriot by Joan A. Hoelaars.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- "Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details
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