Berney History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Berney family

The surname Berney was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Berney family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berney research. Another 236 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1602, 1625, 1635, 1659, 1664, 1680, 1685, 1688, 1700, 1713 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Berney History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Berney Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bernier, Bernière, Bernières and others.

Early Notables of the Berney family

Notable amongst the family at this time was François Bernier (1625-1688), a French physician and traveler; Nicolas Bernier (1664-1734), a French composer; and Henri de Bernières (c. 1635-1700), born in Caen, Normandy, the son of Pierre de Bernières, Baron of Acqueville, he became a priest and was chosen as one of a...
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Berney migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Berney Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ellen Berney, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 1
Thomas Berney, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Berney (post 1700) +

Arthur Berney (b. 1930), American Professor Emeritus at the Boston College Law School
Sir Hanson Berney (d. 1778), 6th Baronet of Parkehall, English peer, Sheriff of Norwich in 1762
Sir Thomas Reedham Berney (1893-1975), 10th Baronet of Parkehell, English peer
Sir Thomas Berney (d. 1742), 5th Baronet of Parkehell, English peer
Sir Julian Reedham Stuart Berney (b. 1952), 11th Baronet of Parkehell, English peer
Sir John Berney (1757-1825), 7th Baronet of Parkehell, English peer
Sir Henry Hanson Berney (1843-1907), 9th Baronet of Parkehell, English peer
Sir Hanson Berney (1780-1870), 8th Baronet of Parkehell, English peer
John Berney Ladbrooke (1803-1879), English landscape painter, third son of Robert Ladbrooke

Citations +

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)