Where did the name Berg come from? What is their coat of arms? When did the Berg family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

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Berg Coat of Arms and Name History

Berg

Origin Displayed: Dutch-Alt

Origins Available: Dutch-Alt, Dutch, German, Jewish, Swedish

Spelling variations of this family name include: Berger, Bergen, Berg, Van Berg, Van Berger, Van Bergen, Van den Berger, Van den Berg, Van der Berg, Van den Bergh and many more.

First found in Holland, where it is thought to have existed since the 15th century.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Cornelius Vandeberg, who arrived in New York in 1710; J. G. VanDenBerg, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1807 with his four children; Nathan Soloman Vandenberg, who arrived at the port of New Orleans in 1820.

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.

Some noteworthy people of the name Berg

Laura Berg, American softball player
Paul Berg (b. 1926), American molecular biologist
Elizabeth Berg (b. 1986), American singer with The Like, daughter of Tony Berg
Shelly Berg (b. 1955), American jazz pianist and educator
Tony Berg (b. 1954), American guitarist, father of Elizabeth Berg
Alban Berg (1885-1935), Austrian composer, born in Vienna, who studied under Arnold Schoenberg
Andrea Berg (b. 1981), German volleyball player
Henning Berg (b. 1969), Norwegian football player
Adje "Adrian" van den Berg (b. 1954), Dutch rock guitarist