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Bergmann History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Bergmann History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The German surname Bergmann is derived from the word "berg," which means "hill," or "mountain." Thus, the first of the name were likely people who lived on or by a hill or mountain.

Early Origins of the Bergmann family

The surname Bergmann was first found in West Prussia, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs.

Early History of the Bergmann family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bergmann research. Another 135 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1617, 1748, 1761, 1836, 1840, 1866, 1878 and 1907 are included under the topic Early Bergmann History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bergmann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bergmann, Bergman, Bergemann (Cologne, Westphalia) and many more.

Early Notables of the Bergmann family

Notable figures of the period with the name Bergmann were

Israel von Bergmann (d.1748), the Lord of the manor Tetterin near the town Anklam in Pomerania, who became an influential Privy Councillor at the royal court of Prussia...
Ernst von Bergmann (1836-1907) was Professor of Surgery in Berlin...
Gustav von Bergmann, worked in internal medicine and wrote "Functional Pathology...

Bergmann Ranking

In the United States, the name Bergmann is the 7,229^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Bergmann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bergmann Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Peter Bergmann, who arrived in America in 1749 2
Balthaser Bergmann, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 2
Bathasar Bergmann, who arrived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1757 2
Friederich Bergmann, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1763 2
Jacob Bergmann, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bergmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Bernd Henr Bergmann, who arrived in America in 1813 2
Joh Jos Bergmann, who arrived in America in 1813 2
Chr Hinr Bergmann, who landed in North America in 1832 2
J Diedr Bergmann, who arrived in North America in 1832 2
J H Bergmann, who landed in North America in 1832 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bergmann Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Hans Bergmann, who arrived in New York, NY in 1901 2

Bergmann migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bergmann Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Martha Bergmann, who landed in Quebec in 1850

Bergmann migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Bergmann Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Bergmann, aged 35, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Anne Longton" in 1860 3
Catherine Bergmann, aged 31, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Anne Longton" in 1860 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Bergmann (post 1700) +

Erma M. "Bergie" Bergmann (1924-2015), American pitcher and outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League who played from 1946 through 1951
Theodore Gerard "Ted" Bergmann (1920-2014), American television and radio producer, screenwriter, announcer, network and advertising executive
Michael Bergmann, American award winning writer, director, and producer
Martin S. Bergmann (1913-2014), American clinical professor of psychology of the New York University
Kenneth F. Bergmann, American politician, Mayor of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1959-60; Resigned 1960 4
Carol C. Bergmann, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1996 4
Carl Bergmann (1821-1876), German-American cellist and conductor
Frithjof Bergmann (1930-2021), German professor of philosophy at the University of Michiga
Walter Bergmann (1902-1988), German composer
Theodor Bergmann (1850-1931), German businessman and industrialist, founder of the Bergmann Firearm Company and his yearly patents for new firearms
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Bergmann family +

Bismarck

Ernst Bergmann (1921-1941), 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 5

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details