Berges History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Ireland

The origins of the name Berges are in the Old French/Middle English word "burgeis," which denoted a freeman of a fortified town. Generally, the name made its way to England with the Normans, and then across to Ireland, but it in some cases it may have crossed directly from England to Ireland. In Irish Gaelic, the name has been written "Brugha."

Early Origins of the Berges family

The surname Berges was first found in County Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman), founded by Vikings as Waesfjord, and located in Southeastern Ireland, in the province of Leinster, where one named Burgess was a witness to the Charter of Rosbercon in New Ross. In 1420, another Burgess was recorded as an assessor for County Kildare. In Dublin, records include many references to the name Burgess.

Early History of the Berges family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berges research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1681 is included under the topic Early Berges History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Berges Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Burgess, Burys and others.

Early Notables of the Berges family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Daniel Burgess, a Dublin priest in 1681, who was notorious for his attacks on the Quakers. Henry Burgess, the sheriff of Kilkenny...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Berges Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Berges Ranking

In France, the name Berges is the 2,219^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,878 people with that name. 1

Berges migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Berges Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Michael Berges, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 2
Stephen Berges, who arrived in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1782 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Berges (post 1700) +

James Berges, American businessman, President of Emerson Electric Corp from 1999 to 2005
Rafael Bergés Martín (b. 1971), Spanish retired footballer and current coach
Pedro Manuel Bergés Naval (1906-1978), Cuban footballer at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France
Friedel Berges (1903-1969), German swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
Víctor Gómez Bergés, Dominican lawyer and politician
Carl Berges Fritsche (1885-1972), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1924 3

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html