| ![Show Contents]() Berton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The majestic country of France is the ancestral homeland of the distinguished surname Berton. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in France were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. As well as the names of the saints of the Christian Church, many of the most common French surnames are derived from personal names of Germanic origin.They derive from the language of the Visigoths, who controlled France between the mid-5th and early 8th centuries. This surname is derived from the ancient Germanic given name Bertram, which is composed of the elements berht, which means bright, and hrabn, which means raven. Early Origins of the Berton familyThe surname Berton was first found in Lorraine, where the family has been traced from ancient times. During the family's early history, they grew, prospered and became a very extensive family, having expanded to several regions in France. It also produced a fair number of family branches. Among the noted family members were: Aimé Bertin, an Attorney at the Parliament of Lyon and Magistrate of the same city from 1734 to 1735; and François Bertin du Villars, of the King's Horseman guards, who was made an Attorney at the Parliament of Lyon and Magistrate of the same city from 1771 to 1772. Early History of the Berton familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berton research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1541, 1615, 1705, 1727, 1766, 1767, 1771, 1780, 1782, 1799, 1801, 1804, 1805, 1815, 1818, 1820, 1827, 1831, 1832, 1836, 1841, 1842 and 1877 are included under the topic Early Berton History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Berton Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Bertin, Bertine, Bertain, Bertaine, Bairtin, Bairtine, Bairtain, Bairtaine, Beretin, Beretine, Beretain, Beretaine, Bertind, Bertinde, Bertaind, Bertainde, Bertins, Bairtins, Beretins, Bertinds, de Bertin, du Bertin, Berton and many more. Early Notables of the Berton familyNotable in the family name was - Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon (c. 1541-1615), a French soldier, called the man without fear and, by Henry IV
Berton RankingIn France, the name Berton is the 1,024th most popular surname with an estimated 5,217 people with that name. 1
 Berton migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Berton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Berton, who arrived in Virginia in 1646 2
- Gameliel Berton, who landed in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1658 2
Berton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Charles Berton, who landed in Arkansas in 1887 2
| Berton migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Berton Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Jacques Berton left Saintonge and settled in Québec in 1717
- Mr. Peter Berton U.E. born in Long Island, New York, USA who settled in Fredericton, New Brunswick c. 1783 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Berton (post 1700) | + |
- Vic Berton (1896-1951), American jazz drummer with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sean Berton (b. 1979), former American NFL football tight end who played from 2003 to 2005
- Liliane Berton (b. 1924), French soprano
- Pierre Montan Berton (1727-1780), French composer and conductor, father of Henri-Montan Berton
- Henri-Montan Berton (1767-1844), French composer, teacher, and writer
- Henri Berton, French archer at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Alain-Edgard Berton (1912-1979), French chemical engineer who specialized in toxicology
- Stefania Berton (b. 1990), Italian pair skater
- Father Giuseppe Berton (1932-2013), Italian missionary of the Xaverian Brothers
- George Frederick Street Berton (1808-1840), Canadian lawyer from Burton Parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick
- ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- 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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
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